Browsing by Subject "Tobacco"

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    • Factors affecting derby’s brand equity in Kushtia territory 

      Samonti, Afra Tasnim (Brac University, 2019-05)
      British American Tobacco Bangladesh (BATB) is one of the largest multinational companies of the country and brings about two thirds of the revenue generated by the tobacco industry. Despite operating in a controversial ...

    • Factors affecting tobacco consumption in Bangladesh 

      Asfara, Ivana Murtaza (Brac University, 2019-05-06)
      This report is a research paper on “Factors Affecting Tobacco Consumption”. The overall paper deals with the various factors that affect consumption of tobacco products.A sample of 100 respondents have been surveyed to ...

    • Factors associated with tobacco use among Nepalese men aged 15–49 years: Data from Nepal demographic and Health Survey 2016 

      Gupta, Rajat Das; Jahan, Mahmuda; Hasan, Mehedi; Sutradhar, Ipsita; Sajal, Ibrahim Hossain; Haider, Shams Shabab; Joshi, Hemraj; Haider, Mohammad Rifat; Sarker, Malabika (Elsevier, 2020-09)
      Background Tobacco is one of the leading causes of premature death around the world. In Nepal, tobacco kills 15,000 people every year. Men are also the primary users of tobacco. This study aimed to discern the prevalence ...

    • Impact of tobacco smoking, betel quid chewing and alcohol consumption habits in patients with oral cavity cancer in Bangladesh 

      Debnath, Kala Chand; Uddin, Md Sahab; Goswami, Srijan; Herrera-Calderon, Oscar; Kabir, Md Tanvir; Hasan, Md Fakhrul; Lucky, Kamrun Nahar; Khanum, Sayema; Abdel-Daim, Mohamed Mohamed (© 2017, Asian Network for Scientific Information, 2017)
      Background and Objective: Worldwide cancer is an important public health problem. Tobacco smoking, betel quid chewing and alcohol consumption are closely linked with the oral cavity cancer. Therefore, the aim of this study ...

    • A review on health consequences of smoking and its prevention 

      Zobayer, Md. Zaheer (BRAC University, 2018-12)
      Like most people, we all heard how dangerous smoking is for health. However, we do not understand the bad effects entirely. Cigarettes are made of Tobacco that contains nicotine, which is an extremely addictive drug that ...

    • To produce or not to produce: tackling the tobacco dilemma 

      Naher, Firdousi; Chowdhury, AMR (BRAC, 2002-04)
      This study seeks to look into the economics of tobacco cultivation in Bangladesh. At tire macro level, tire importance of tobacco farming has been declining. However, a survey conducted on 300 tobacco farmers in 19 villages ...

    • Tobacco and substance use: perceptions and practices among men in Bagnibari, Bangladesh 

      Morris, Kathryn A.; Aftab, Afzal (BRAC University, 2012-12)
      Tobacco and substance abuse are associated with several serious diseases and despite understanding their negative health consequences, men in Bangladesh still smoke at a rate higher than elsewhere in South Asia. There is ...