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Prevalence and Socio-Demographic Correlates of Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Four Sub-Saharan African Countries: A Cross-Sectional Study of Middle-Aged Adults

2020-09-10

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<title>Abstract</title> <p><italic>Background:</italic> 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, and cancers, as well as risk of transitioning to substance use disorders. African data suggest regional differences in the prevalence and...

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DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-51638/v1

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