Effectiveness of online training in improving primary care doctors' competency in brief tobacco interventions: A cluster-randomized controlled trial of WHO modules in …

NS Moeteke, P Oyibo, O Ochei, MI Ntaji, NS Awunor… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background The World Health Organization (WHO) strongly recommends that brief tobacco
interventions should be routinely offered in primary care. However, medical doctors do not …

Toward pharmacy-based smoking cessation services in Nigeria: Knowledge, perception and practice of community pharmacists

W Akande-Sholabi, YA Adebisi - Population Medicine, 2021 - eprints.gla.ac.uk
Introduction: Worldwide, tobacco smoking is one of the leading causes of avoidable deaths.
In Nigeria, there is currently no clinical guidelines for tobacco dependence treatment …

Health workers' perceptions on where and how to integrate tobacco use cessation services into tuberculosis treatment; a qualitative exploratory study in Uganda

E Rutebemberwa, K Nyamurungi, S Joshi, Y Olando… - BMC public health, 2021 - Springer
Background Tobacco use is associated with exacerbation of tuberculosis (TB) and poor TB
treatment outcomes. Integrating tobacco use cessation within TB treatment could improve …

[HTML][HTML] The role of dentists in clinical tobacco cessation interventions: The status in Nigeria

KK Kanmodi - Population Medicine, 2020 - populationmedicine.eu
There are myriads of oral diseases associated with chronic tobacco use. Dentists are
influential leaders in oral healthcare and many tobacco users do seek them for clinical care …

[HTML][HTML] Are Nigerian oral health workers overlooking opportunities to promote interventions for tobacco smoking cessation?

A Oyapero, OO Olatosi… - Population Medicine, 2021 - populationmedicine.eu
Methods: This retrospective and descriptive study utilized the dental records of patients
(aged 12–80 years) at the oral diagnosis unit of the Lagos State University Teaching …

[HTML][HTML] Knowledge of health-care professionals on tobacco cessation and its related activities

N Kataria, S Gupta - Current Medicine Research and Practice, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Background: The tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health threats the world has
ever faced. There are more than 4000 chemicals in tobacco smoke, of which at least 300 are …

[PDF][PDF] Health Promotion Activities by Community Pharmacists in Nigeria: A Narrative Review

IGD Enwelunta, BO Ogbonna, VU Odili… - World Journal of …, 2019 - researchgate.net
Background: Clinical practice is evolving and community pharmacies have become centers
of public health services in the twenty-first century. Health promotion is an integral aspect of …