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ToolsNadkarni, Abhijit, Gaikwad, Leena, Sequeira, Miriam, Javeri, Pranay, Benoy, Deepthy, Pacheco, Marimilha Grace, Velleman, Richard, Murthy, Pratima and Naughton, Felix (2024) Behavioral interventions for tobacco cessation in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Nicotine and Tobacco Research. ISSN 1462-2203
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Introduction: An estimated 78% of the total deaths attributable to smoking tobacco use occurred in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in 2019. In addition, smokeless tobacco increases the risk of all-cause mortality, all cancers, including upper aero-digestive tract cancer, stomach cancer, ischemic heart disease and stroke, with 88% of the mortality burden being borne by the South-East Asian region. Evidence-based interventions from high-income countries (HICs) are not easily transferable to LMICs, as patterns of tobacco use, health beliefs associated with tobacco use, and awareness of specific health risks vary substantially. Methods: We synthesized the effectiveness of behavioral interventions for tobacco cessation in LMICs through a systematic review and meta-analysis. Interventional studies which delivered individual behavioral intervention and assessed abstinence from tobacco use were included. We examined the pooled intervention effect at 6 months postintervention follow-up. Results: For continuous abstinence at 6 months, the intervention was superior to the active comparator (RR 2.32; 95% CI 1.78 to 3.02) and usual care (RR 4.39; 95% CI 2.38 to 8.11). For point prevalence abstinence at six months, the intervention was superior to the active comparator (RR 1.76; 95% CI 1.28 to 2.44), and usual care (RR 2.37; 95% CI 1.47 to 3.81). The statistical heterogeneity was substantial to considerable for all comparisons. Only six studies had an overall low risk of bias. Publication bias was observed for all comparisons except for 6-month continuous outcomes. Conclusions: Implementation research is needed to understand factors for programme sustainability and equity of the impact of behavioral interventions in reducing tobacco use in LMICs. Implications: Our review is an important step towards understanding the effectiveness of behavior interventions for tobacco cessation suited for LMICs and which are responsive to the contextual needs of such countries.
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| Additional Information: | Data Availability Statement: The data supporting the findings of this systematic review are derived from publicly available peer-reviewed publications. All relevant data are included in the cited studies within this review. No new primary data were generated or collected during the review process. The authors confirm that the data supporting the findings of this study are available within the article and/or its Supplementary Materials. For further details on the data used, please refer to the original sources provided in the reference list. Funding Information: This work was supported by Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), the Medical Research Council (MRC), and Wellcome, UK (Grant number MR/R018456/1). |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Health Sciences |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Norwich Institute for Healthy Aging Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Lifespan Health Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Behavioural and Implementation Science Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health Promotion |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Feb 2025 12:30 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Feb 2025 12:30 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/98568 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/ntr/ntae259 |
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