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Tobacco Use in Bangladesh
Bangladesh is rich in cultural inheritance and tobacco use is an integral part of the culture in the country. Bangladesh is a tobacco-producing country and one of the most consuming countries. Traditionally, Bangladeshi male tobacco users mostly smoke cigarettes and bidi, and chew tobacco leaves such as zarda, sadapata, gul, and khaini. However, females usually do not smoke tobacco but chew tobacco leaves. According to Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) Bangladesh, 2017, 40.0% of males and 25.2% of females use tobacco; among them, 36.2% of males and 0.8% of females smoked cigarettes or other forms of smoking tobacco such as bidi or hukkah; and 16.2% of males and 24.8% of females use smokeless tobacco (betel quid with zarda, gul, sadapata, etc.). This chapter has presented a description of tobacco use and its socio-demographic and economic correlates, secondhand tobacco exposure, tobacco use policies in workplaces and residences, awareness, quitting methods, and management of marketing and media coverage in Bangladesh.
Part of the book: Health Promotion