Saha, Joy
Sara, Sabiha Shirin
Ali, Md. Hashan
Razu, Shaharior Rahman
Kundu, Subarna
Haq, Iqramul
Hossain, Md. Ismail
Habib, Md. Jakaria
Islam, Md. Shahidul
Talukder, Ashis
Article History
Received: 5 June 2024
Accepted: 23 September 2024
First Online: 27 September 2024
Declarations
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: This study utilized a secondary dataset that was publicly available and hence, no additional ethical approval is necessary. The collaborating organizations for the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) include the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), CDC Foundation, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH), RTI International, and the World Health Organization (WHO). Funding for GATS was generously supplied by the Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use through the CDC Foundation, supported by a grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies.
: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.
: The authors declare no competing interests.