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Quality of smoking cessation advice in guidelines of tobacco-related diseases: An updated systematic review (2020)
Journal Article
Ekezie, W., Murray, R. L., Agrawal, S., Bogdanovica, I., Britton, J., Leonardi-Bee, J., & Tobacco Advisory Group of the Royal College of Physicians. (2020). Quality of smoking cessation advice in guidelines of tobacco-related diseases: An updated systematic review. Clinical Medicine, 20(6), 551-559. https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2020-0359

Tobacco smoking is a major risk factor for a wide range of diseases, and smoking cessation significantly reduces these risks. Clinical guidelines for diseases associated with smoking should therefore include guidance on smoking cessation. This review... Read More about Quality of smoking cessation advice in guidelines of tobacco-related diseases: An updated systematic review.

Yorkshire Enhanced Stop Smoking study (YESS): a protocol for a randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effect of adding a personalised smoking cessation intervention to a lung cancer screening programme (2020)
Journal Article
Murray, R., Brain, K., Britton, J., Quinn-Scoggins, H. D., Lewis, S. A., McCutchan, G., …Callister, M. E. (2020). Yorkshire Enhanced Stop Smoking study (YESS): a protocol for a randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effect of adding a personalised smoking cessation intervention to a lung cancer screening programme. BMJ Open, 10(9), Article e037086. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037086

Introduction:Integration of smoking cessation (SC) into lung cancer screening (LCS) is essential to optimise clinical and cost effectiveness. The most effective way to use this “teachable moment” is unclear. The Yorkshire Enhanced Stop Smoking study... Read More about Yorkshire Enhanced Stop Smoking study (YESS): a protocol for a randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effect of adding a personalised smoking cessation intervention to a lung cancer screening programme.

Exposure to tobacco imagery in popular films and the risk of ever smoking among children in southern India (2020)
Journal Article
Kulkarni, M. M., Kamath, V. G., Kamath, A., Lewis, S., Bogdanovica, I., Bains, M., …Britton, J. (2021). Exposure to tobacco imagery in popular films and the risk of ever smoking among children in southern India. Tobacco Control, 30(5), 560-566. https://doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2019-055353

Background Exposure to smoking in films is a recognised cause of smoking uptake among children. In India, in an attempt to protect children, films containing smoking are required to include tobacco control messaging including audiovisual disclaimers,... Read More about Exposure to tobacco imagery in popular films and the risk of ever smoking among children in southern India.

Tobacco and alcohol content in soap operas broadcast on UK television: a content analysis and population exposure (2020)
Journal Article
Barker, A. B., Britton, J., Thomson, E., & Murray, R. L. (2021). Tobacco and alcohol content in soap operas broadcast on UK television: a content analysis and population exposure. Journal of Public Health, 43(3), 595-603. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaa091

Background Exposure to tobacco and alcohol content in media is a risk factor for smoking and alcohol use in young people. Our previous research suggested that tobacco and alcohol imagery is common in soap operas. We now report an analysis of tobacco... Read More about Tobacco and alcohol content in soap operas broadcast on UK television: a content analysis and population exposure.

The effect of tobacco and alcohol consumption on poverty in the UK (2020)
Journal Article
Nyakutsikwa, B., Britton, J., & Langley, T. (2021). The effect of tobacco and alcohol consumption on poverty in the UK. Addiction, 116(1), 150-158. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15096

Background and Aims: Tobacco and alcohol use are major risk factors for premature mortality and morbidity. Tobacco and alcohol expenditure may also exacerbate poverty. This study aimed to estimate the financial impact of tobacco and alcohol consumpti... Read More about The effect of tobacco and alcohol consumption on poverty in the UK.

Prevalence and risk factors for wheeze, decreased forced expiratory volume in 1 s and bronchoconstriction in young children living in Havana, Cuba: a population-based cohort study (2020)
Journal Article
Suárez-Medina, R., Venero-Fernández, S., Alvarez-Valdés, V., Sardiñas-Baez, N., Cristina, C., Loinaz-Gonzalez, M., …Fogarty, A. W. (2020). Prevalence and risk factors for wheeze, decreased forced expiratory volume in 1 s and bronchoconstriction in young children living in Havana, Cuba: a population-based cohort study. BMJ Open, 10(4), Article e034192. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034192

Objectives: Asthma has not been extensively studied in low-income and middle-income countries, where risk factors and access to treatment may differ from more affluent countries. We aimed to identify the prevalence of asthma and local risk factors in... Read More about Prevalence and risk factors for wheeze, decreased forced expiratory volume in 1 s and bronchoconstriction in young children living in Havana, Cuba: a population-based cohort study.

A situational analysis of tobacco control in Ghana: progress, opportunities and challenges (2020)
Journal Article
Singh, A., Owusu-Dabo, E., Dobbie, F., Mdege, N., McNeill, A., Britton, J., & Bauld, L. (2020). A situational analysis of tobacco control in Ghana: progress, opportunities and challenges. Journal of Global Health Reports, 4, https://doi.org/10.29392/001c.12260

Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable deaths in the world, with most of these deaths now occurring in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is at an early stage of a tobacco epidemic and is, therefore, particular... Read More about A situational analysis of tobacco control in Ghana: progress, opportunities and challenges.

Effect of UK plain tobacco packaging and minimum pack size legislation on tobacco and nicotine product switching behaviour (2020)
Journal Article
Opazo Breton, M., Britton, J., & Bogdanovica, I. (2020). Effect of UK plain tobacco packaging and minimum pack size legislation on tobacco and nicotine product switching behaviour. Addiction, 115(10), 1913-1923. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15050

Background and aims: The introduction of plain tobacco packaging and minimum pack size legislation in the United Kingdom between May 2016 and May 2017 was accompanied by substantial changes in tobacco product diversity and pricing. This study investi... Read More about Effect of UK plain tobacco packaging and minimum pack size legislation on tobacco and nicotine product switching behaviour.