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9 Ιουν 2021 · Health effects of smoking in women. Tobacco use promotes exposure to a lethal mixture of more than 7,000 toxic chemicals, including at least 70 known carcinogens which can cause damage to nearly every organ system in the human body [1].
11 Φεβ 2021 · The tobacco industry is actively aiming at young women and girls in a number of ways to encourage addiction to tobacco products, so early prevention is crucial. The situation is challenging: WHO estimates that 12% of girls aged 13–15 are current tobacco users in the Region – 1.5 times the global average of 8%.
31 Μαΐ 2010 · Overview. This monograph contributes to the scientific understanding of gender, women, and tobacco in the context of efforts to control the global tobacco epidemic. Topics covered include determinants of starting to use tobacco; exposure to second-hand smoke; the impact that tobacco use has on health; addiction and cessation; treatment programmes;
25 Ιουλ 2019 · The overall pooled prevalence of tobacco use in HCW was 21%, 31% in males and 17% in females. Highest estimates were in male doctors in UMIC and LMLIC, 35% and 45%, and female nurses in HIC and UMIC, 21% and 25%. Heterogeneity was high (I 2 > 90%).
1 Ιαν 2024 · Smoking stigma has been well documented, but little is known regarding its specific features and effects on women. Notably, women face unique social, cultural, and economic challenges that may interact with smoking stigma and impact health outcomes.
Women are significantly more prone than men to several tobacco-related diseases and health conditions including lung cancer and negative reproductive outcomes (US Department of Health and Human Services, 2014). Importantly, smoking among women has significant negative ramifications for the next generation.
Abstract. Objectives Female smoking is predicted to double between 2005 and 2025. There have been numerous calls for action on women's tobacco use over the past two decades. In the present work, evidence about female tobacco use, progress, challenges and ways forward for developing gendered tobacco control is reviewed.
