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Men's Smoking Cessation Interventions: A Brief Review, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli, Iris Torchalla, John L. Oliffe, Joan L. Bottorff
Men's Smoking Cessation Interventions: A Brief Review, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli, Iris Torchalla, John L. Oliffe, Joan L. Bottorff
Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli
Background: Smoking is associated with adverse health effects and significant disease burden among men, making it an important men's health issue. Conversely, smoking cessation is associated with significant reductions in smoking-attributable risk. However, few studies have examined men-specific smoking cessation programs. The aim of our study was to conduct a comprehensive review of the literature to identify men-specific smoking cessation programs to make recommendations about future efforts to develop, implement and evaluate men-centered smoking cessation interventions.
Methods: A comprehensive search of the COCHRANE Library, MEDLINE, and PsycINFO and SIGLE databases was performed. Out of 873 studies that we retrieved from …
The Relationship Between Secondhand Tobacco Smoke (Shs) Exposure And Smoking Behaviours: Designing A Program Of Research, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli
The Relationship Between Secondhand Tobacco Smoke (Shs) Exposure And Smoking Behaviours: Designing A Program Of Research, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli
Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli
Overview
- Background and Significance
- Study 1: Literature Review Study
- Study 2: SHS Exposure, Nicotine Dependence, and Smoking Cessation
- Study 3: Hair Nicotine as a Measure of SHS Exposure
- Study 4: Effects of Nicotine Exposure from SHS Among Bar and Restaurant Workers
- Study 5: Nicotine Dependence Symptoms among Young Never-Smokers Exposed to SHS
- Study 6: An Examination of the Relationship between Adolescents’ Initial Smoking Experience and their Exposure to Peer and Family Member Smoking
Conclusions and Future Directions
Smoking And Secondhand Tobacco Smoke Exposure: Prevalence, Prevention, Protection, And Treatment, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli
Smoking And Secondhand Tobacco Smoke Exposure: Prevalence, Prevention, Protection, And Treatment, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli
Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli
Prevalence and Disease Burden of Smoking
Strategies for Prevention and Protection
Approaches to Tobacco Dependence Treatment
Example of a Smoking Cessation Program
Trauma, Psychiatric Disorders, Substance Use, And Smoking Among Women, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli, Nancy Poole, Natalie Hemsing, Karin O'Leary
Trauma, Psychiatric Disorders, Substance Use, And Smoking Among Women, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli, Nancy Poole, Natalie Hemsing, Karin O'Leary
Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli
Despite decreasing smoking rates among women in the general population, there remain subgroups of women characterized by high nicotine dependence, who remain less able to quit.
One subgroup of women who continue to smoke at rates higher than the general population are those who: have past experiences of trauma, are vulnerable to psychiatric disorders and have substance use problems/addictions.
However, the prevalence of the co-occurrence of trauma, psychiatric disorders, and substance use problems/ addictions, with smoking among women has not previously been synthesized.
The purpose of this study is to conduct a comprehensive review to identify the prevalence of smoking …