Smokeless tobacco use: its prevalence and relationships with dental symptoms, nutritional status and blood pressure among rural women in Burkina Faso

• Main Authors: Jeoffray Diendéré (Author), Augustin Nawidimbasba Zeba (Author), Léon Nikièma (Author), Ahmed Kaboré (Author), Paul Windinpsidi Savadogo (Author), Somnoma Jean-Baptiste Tougma (Author), Halidou Tinto (Author), Arouna Ouédraogo (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: BMC, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Sub-Saharan women use smokeless tobacco (SLT) more than smoked tobacco. Among Western African countries, the estimated weighted prevalence of SLT use in rural women was found to be the highest in Burkina Faso (after Sierra Leone). This study aimed to assess the prevalence of SLT...