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The Progress of Tobacco Control Research in Sub-Saharan Africa in the Past 50 Years: A Systematic Review of the Design and Methods of the Studies.
Mamudu, Hadii M; Subedi, Pooja; Alamin, Ali E; Veeranki, Sreenivas P; Owusu, Daniel; Poole, Amy; Mbulo, Lazarous; Ogwell Ouma, A E; Oke, Adekunle.
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  • Mamudu HM; Department of Health Services Management and Policy, College of Public Health, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN 37614, USA. mamudu@etsu.edu.
  • Subedi P; Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN 37614, USA. subedip@goldmail.etsu.edu.
  • Alamin AE; Department of Health Services Management and Policy, College of Public Health, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN 37614, USA. elgasimalial@goldmail.etsu.edu.
  • Veeranki SP; Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA. drveeranki@gmail.com.
  • Owusu D; Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science (GSU TCORS), Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30340, USA. dowusu2@gsu.edu.
  • Poole A; Department of Health Services Management and Policy, College of Public Health, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN 37614, USA. ampoole74@gmail.com.
  • Mbulo L; Global Tobacco Control Branch, Office on Smoking and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA. vyp7@cdc.gov.
  • Ogwell Ouma AE; Tobacco Control Division, WHO Regional Office for Africa, P.O.Box 06 Brazzaville, Congo. oumae@who.int.
  • Oke A; Department of Health Services Management and Policy, College of Public Health, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN 37614, USA. okeao1@etsu.edu.
Int J Environ Res Public Health ; 15(12)2018 12 04.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30518024
Over one billion of the world's population are smokers, with increasing tobacco use in low- and middle-income countries. However, information about the methodology of studies on tobacco control is limited. We conducted a literature search to examine and evaluate the methodological designs of published tobacco research in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) over the past 50 years. The first phase was completed in 2015 using PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials. An additional search was completed in February 2017 using PubMed. Only tobacco/smoking research in SSA countries with human subjects and published in English was selected. Out of 1796 articles, 447 met the inclusion criteria and were from 26 countries, 11 of which had one study each. Over half of the publications were from South Africa and Nigeria. The earliest publication was in 1968 and the highest number of publications was in 2014 (n = 46). The majority of publications used quantitative methods (91.28%) and were cross-sectional (80.98%). The commonest data collection methods were self-administered questionnaires (38.53%), interviews (32.57%), and observation (20.41%). Around half of the studies were among adults and in urban settings. We conclud that SSA remains a "research desert" and needs more investment in tobacco control research and training.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Proyectos de Investigación / Cese del Hábito de Fumar / Estudios Clínicos como Asunto / Prevención del Hábito de Fumar Tipo de estudio: Systematic_reviews Límite: Humans País/Región como asunto: Africa Idioma: En Revista: Int J Environ Res Public Health Año: 2018 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Suiza
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Proyectos de Investigación / Cese del Hábito de Fumar / Estudios Clínicos como Asunto / Prevención del Hábito de Fumar Tipo de estudio: Systematic_reviews Límite: Humans País/Región como asunto: Africa Idioma: En Revista: Int J Environ Res Public Health Año: 2018 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Suiza