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1.3 Prevalence of smoking—adults
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Relevant news and research: Prevalence of smoking—adults

Alanazi, N. H. (2025). Prevalence of smoking among undergraduate students in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A meta-analysis. Tob Induc Dis. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40051460


Almalki, S. A., Gowdar, I. M., Alanazi, B. A., Alqahtani, O. A., Alanazi, F. R. and Al-Harbi, K. F. (2024). Smoking Behaviors and Health Risk Awareness Among Healthcare Students in Alkharj, Saudi Arabia. J Pharm Bioallied Sci, Suppl 5, S4548-S4554. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40061700


Arrazola, R. A., Husten, C. G., Cornelius, M. E. and Armour, B. S. (2025). Notes from the Field: Tobacco Product Use Among Adults - United States, 2017-2023. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep, 7, 118-121. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40048400


Belete, H., Mekonen, T., Connor, J. P., Chan, G., Hides, L. and Leung, J. (2025). Tobacco smoking in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Drug Alcohol Rev. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40135431


Guerra-Tort, C., Lopez-Vizcaino, E., Santiago-Perez, M. I., Rey-Brandariz, J., Candal-Pedreira, C., Varela-Lema, L., Galan, I., Ruano-Ravina, A. and Perez-Rios, M. (2025). Modelling annual prevalence of tobacco consumption in Spain, 1991-2020. Eur J Public Health. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40064028


Ibrayeva, A., Shoranov, M., Aipov, R., Katarbayev, A., Tanabayeva, S. and Fakhradiyev, I. (2025). Prevalence and characteristics of tobacco use among adults in Kazakhstan: A cross-sectional National Survey. Glob Epidemiol, 100194. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40129755


Ewaz, D., Rahimi, A., Shayan, S. and Shayan, N. A. (2024). Tobacco Use Patterns Among University Students in Herat, Afghanistan: A Cross-sectional Study. Addict Health, 4, 237-247. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39944391


Sadeghi, F., Alizadeh, A., Hosseinzadeh, F. and Negarandeh, R. (2025). Prevalence of smoking among Iranian university students: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Public Health, 1, 760. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39994690


Sjodin, E., Andersson, J., Nordendahl, M., Wennberg, M., Heldorsson Fjellstrom, L., Lundholm, C., Soderberg, S. and Oskarsson, V. (2024). Thirty-six-year trends (1986-2022) in cigarette smoking and snus use in northern Sweden: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open, 12, e088162. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39806602


Ghammari, F. (2024). A Dramatic Rise in the Number of Women Who Smoke in Iran: A Need for Developing and Implementing Policies and Procedures. Int J Health Plann Manage. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39676065


Lin, H., Liu, C., Sun, Y., Liu, Y., Zhang, L., Zhang, C., Ji, Y., Cao, W. and Chang, C. (2024). Prevalence and multiple-level determinants of smoking among women in the workforce in China. Nicotine Tob Res. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39708311


Mistry, R., Bondarenko, I., Jeon, J., Brouwer, A. F., Jimenez Mendoza, E., Levy, D. T., Elliott, M. R., Tam, J., Fleischer, N. L. and Meza, R. (2025). Latent transition analysis of use frequencies for multiple nicotine and tobacco products among US adults. Addict Behav, 108217. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39616861


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