Awareness of the health risks of smoking is an important factor in predicting smoking-related
behaviour; however, little is known about the knowledge of health risks in low-income …

Background Exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) is a serious global public health
problem. Understanding the correlates of SHS exposure could guide the development of …

Future orientation has long been hypothesized as a predictor of health-protective behaviors
and the prevention of illness. However, we have only recently begun to accumulate …

Personality factors such as time perspective and sensation-seeking have been shown to
predict smoking uptake. However, little is known about the influences of these variables on …

Background Prior studies have demonstrated that time perspective—the propensity to
consider short-versus long-term consequences of one's actions—is a potentially important …

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the lives and well-being of all people globally, with
consequences being observed across all domains from physical and mental health, to …

Introduction and background: The prevalence of smokeless tobacco use in India is the
highest in the world, with 26% of adults reporting being users of smokeless tobacco only. But …

BACKGROUND: Global Adult Tobacco Survey India 2009-2010 revealed that more than one-
third (35%) of adults in India use tobacco in some form: 21% use smokeless tobacco, 9 …

Japan is one of the world's largest cigarette markets and the top heated tobacco product
(HTP) market. No forms of tobacco advertising, promotion, and sponsorship (TAPS) are …

Background In 2009, China changed its health warnings on cigarette packs from side-only
text warnings to two text-only warnings on 30% of the bottom of the front and back of the …