Socioeconomic patterns of smoking cessation behavior in low and middle-income countries: Emerging evidence from the Global Adult Tobacco Surveys and International Tobacco Control Surveys.

<h4>Introduction</h4>Tobacco smoking is often more prevalent among those with lower socio-economic status (SES) in high-income countries, which can be driven by the inequalities in initiation and cessation of smoking. Smoking is a leading contributor to socio-economic disparities in heal...

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Main Authors: Nigar Nargis, Hua-Hie Yong, Pete Driezen, Lazarous Mbulo, Luhua Zhao, Geoffrey T Fong, Mary E Thompson, Ron Borland, Krishna M Palipudi, Gary A Giovino, James F Thrasher, Mohammad Siahpush
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220223