Prevalence of and factors associated with tobacco smoking in the Gambia: a national cross-sectional study

Conclusions Men, older people, manual workers, individuals with lower education and lower wealth status were the vulnerable groups to tobacco smoking in the Gambia. Government should intensify awareness programmes on the harmful effects of smoking, and introduce proper cessation support services among tobacco smoking users prioritising these risk groups.
Source: BMJ Open - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Open access, Public health Source Type: research