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8.3 Prevalence of tobacco use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
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Relevant news and research: Prevalence of tobacco use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

Telford, R. M., Lovett, R., Heris, C., Whop, L. J., Kennedy, M., Chamberlain, C. and Maddox, R. (2025). Tobacco and nicotine population health planning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population growth. Health Promot Int, 5. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41027599


Cameron, E., Clapham, M., Hitching, R., Eades, S., Davis, B., Rumbel, J., Fakes, K. and Bryant, J. (2025). Factors Contributing to Geographical Variation in Maternal Smoking Rates Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women. Health Promot J Austr, 4, e70095. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40916374


Do, V. V., Ta Park, V. M., Nguyen, N., Ling, P. M., Tzuang, M., Nam, B., Dougan, M. M., Meyer, O. L. and Tsoh, J. Y. (2025). Use of Cigarettes, Cannabis, and Alcohol Among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Adults: Community-Based National Survey Analysis. JMIR Public Health Surveill, e76465. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40834431


Nath, S., Narasimha, V. L., Biswas, B., Kumar, U., Jahnavi, G., Ayub, A., Alam, B., Jha, N., Venugopal, V., Bhattacharya, S., Singh, R. J. and Varshney, S. (2025). Tobacco Use Among Tribal Communities in India: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prevalence Studies. Cureus, 7, e87874. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40809626


Roslan, N., Yusof, N., Yani, A. A. M., Fahimi, N. F. and Khairunjauhari, I. M. (2025). Prevalence and Associated Factors of Tobacco Use Among the Indigenous Population in Peninsular Malaysia. J Community Health. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40702398


Smith, E. and Tap, K. (2025). Amid high cigarette prices Tjuntjuntjarra locals call for help for smokers to quit. ABC News. Available from: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-26/tjuntjuntjara-wants-help-for-smokers-to-quit/105195032


McMullin, D. R., Kirkland, A. K., Rehman, I., Kovesi, T., Mallach, G. and Miller, J. D. (2025). Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from environmental tobacco smoke and wood stoves dominate in settled house dust from Northwestern Ontario First Nations communities. Int J Circumpolar Health, 1, 2457786. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39854166


Earlier news and research

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