Prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of tobacco and alcohol use in four sub-Saharan African countries: a cross-sectional study of middle-aged adults

• Main Authors: Palwende Romuald Boua (Author), Cassandra Claire Soo (Author), Cornelius Debpuur (Author), Innocent Maposa (Author), Shai Nkoana (Author), Shukri F. Mohamed (Author), Solomon Choma (Author), Abraham Oduro (Author), Gershim Asiki (Author), Lisa K. Micklesfield (Author), Francesc Xavier Gómez-Olivé (Author), Hermann Sorgho (Author), Sumaya Mall (Author), Michèle Ramsay (Author), as members of AWI-Gen and the H3Africa Consortium (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Substance misuse is a global public health problem. In addition to social and economic concerns, consumption of tobacco and alcohol is associated with susceptibility to cardiovascular, respiratory, and infectious diseases, cancers, and risk of transition to substance use disorder...