Xin-Yue Li

Socioeconomic inequality in any tobacco use versus current smoking across 66 DHS countries: Indirect implications for smokeless tobacco and oral cancer prevention

INTRODUCTION Smokeless tobacco use is a major preventable risk factor for lip and oral cavity cancer, with a particularly heavy burden in South and Southeast Asia. We aimed to quantify, across countries, whether the socioeconomic gradient of any tobacco use is more pro-poor than that of smoked tobacco alone, thereby in...