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4. From knowledge production to knowledge translation: Waterpipe tobacco control research in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

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Farran, Dina, primary, Salloum, Ramzi G., additional, El Jardali, Fadi, additional, Abla, Ruba, additional, Abu Rmeileh, Niveen, additional, Al Sheyab, Nihaya, additional, Awawda, Sameera, additional, Chalak, Ali, additional, Mohammed, Jawad, additional, Khader, Yousef, additional, Mostafa, Aya, additional, and Nakkash, Rima, additional

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2024
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5. Impact of waterpipe tobacco taxation on consumption, government revenue and premature deaths averted in Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine: a simulation study.

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Jawad, Mohammed, Awawda, Sameera, Abla, Ruba, Chalak, Ali, Khader, Yousef S., Nakkash, Rima T., Mostafa, Aya, Salloum, Ramzi G., and Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M. E.

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SMOKING prevention, POLICY sciences, DEATH, RESEARCH funding, SMOKING, HEALTH policy, CAUSES of death, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, TAXATION, SIMULATION methods in education, SURVEYS, TOBACCO products, PUBLIC administration, PUBLIC health
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2024
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9. Additional file 1 of An effectiveness-implementation hybrid trial of phone-based tobacco cessation interventions in the Lebanese primary healthcare system: protocol for project PHOENICS

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Salloum, Ramzi G., Romani, Maya, Bteddini, Dima S., El-Jardali, Fadi, Lee, Ji-Hyun, Theis, Ryan, LeLaurin, Jennifer H., Hamadeh, Randa, Osman, Mona, Abla, Ruba, Khaywa, Jihan, Ward, Kenneth D., Shelley, Donna, and Nakkash, Rima

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Additional file 1. Standards for Reporting Implementation Studies: the StaRI checklist for completion.

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2023
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14. Own-price and cross-price elasticities of demand for cigarettes and waterpipe tobacco in three Eastern Mediterranean countries: a volumetric choice experiment.

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Chalak, Ali, Nakkash, Rima, Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M. E., Khader, Yousef S., Jawad, Mohammed, Mostafa, Aya, Abla, Ruba, Louviere, Jordan, and Salloum, Ramzi G.

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BUSINESS & economics, CLUSTER sampling, ELASTICITY, REGRESSION analysis, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, RESEARCH funding, TOBACCO products, SMOKING
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2023
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16. Factors associated with intentions to quit tobacco use in Lebanon: A cross-sectional survey.

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Farran D, Abla R, Nakkash R, Abu Rmeileh N, Jawad M, Khader Y, Mostafa A, Salloum RG, and Chalak A

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Introduction: The prevalence of tobacco smoking in Lebanon is among the highest globally. This study aims to determine past attempts to quit smoking among adults and identify factors associated with intentions to quit., Methods: A nationally representative telephone survey was conducted between June and August 2022. Eligibility criteria included people aged >=18 years residing in Lebanon. The questionnaire was divided into three components: socio-demographic characteristics, cigarette and waterpipe tobacco use behaviours. Binary logistic regression was used to examine factors associated with intention to quit cigarette and waterpipe tobacco use., Results: A total of 2003 respondents were included in the study. The prevalence of any tobacco product use was 41%, the prevalence of current cigarette smoking was 41% and the prevalence of current waterpipe tobacco use was 20%. Approximately 24% of adults who smoke cigarettes and 26% of those who use waterpipe tobacco had previous quit attempts mainly due to health concerns. Intentions to quit smoking within the next 6 months were reported among 12% of survey respondents. Among adults who smoke, past quit attempts increased the likelihood of intentions to quit cigarette smoking by 5-fold (OR: 5.11; 95% CI: 1.80-14.47, p = 0.002) and waterpipe tobacco use by 7-fold (OR: 6.98, 95% CI: 2.63-18.51, p = <0.001). Age and income were associated with intentions to quit cigarette but not waterpipe tobacco use., Conclusion: Intention to quit smoking was strongly associated with past quitting attempts. Understanding factors associated with intentions to quit can help inform the development of context specific smoking cessation interventions., Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (© 2023 The Author(s).)

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2023
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17. Economic research in waterpipe tobacco smoking: reflections on data, demand, taxes, equity and health modelling.

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Bteddini D, Nakkash RT, Chalak A, Jawad M, Khader Y, Abu-Rmeileh NME, Mostafa A, Abla R, Awawda S, and Salloum RG

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Humans, Smoking Prevention, Nicotiana, Taxes, Commerce, Tobacco Products, Tobacco, Waterpipe, Water Pipe Smoking
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Economic evaluation of tobacco control policies is common in high-income settings and mainly focuses on cigarette smoking. Evidence suggests that increasing the excise tax of tobacco products is a consistently effective tool for reducing tobacco use and is an efficient mechanism for increasing government revenues. However, less research has been conducted in low/middle-income countries where other tobacco forms are common. This paper presents insights from our work on the economics of waterpipe tobacco smoking conducted in the Eastern Mediterranean Region where waterpipe smoking originated and is highly prevalent. The specific areas related to economics of waterpipe smoking considered herein are: price elasticity, taxation, government revenue, expenditure and healthcare costs. This paper aims to provide practical guidance for researchers investigating the economics of waterpipe tobacco with potential implications for other novel tobacco products. We present lessons learnt across five thematic areas: data, demand, taxes, equity and health modelling. We also highlight knowledge gaps to be addressed in future research. Research implications include designing comprehensive assessment tools that investigate heterogeneity in waterpipe smoking patterns; accounting for cross-price elasticity of demand with other tobacco products; exploring the change in waterpipe tobacco smoking in response to a tax increase and analysing the equity impact of waterpipe tobacco control interventions., Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared., (© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2024. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.)

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2023
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