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A qualitative study of perceptions and practices related to areca nut use among adolescents in Mumbai, India by Chatterjee, Nilesh, Gupte, Himanshu A, Mandal, Gauri

“…Areca nut, commonly known as supari, is widely used in India. In addition to tobacco and alcohol, it has been identified as one of the contributory factors for…”
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Post-discharge tobacco abstinence in a Mumbai hospital after implementation of tobacco cessation counseling: A pragmatic evaluation of the LifeFirst program by Gupte, Himanshu A, Kruse, Gina R, Chang, Yuchiao, Jagiasi, Dinesh, Pradhan, Sultan, Rigotti, Nancy A

“…Background Hospitalization provides a key opportunity to address tobacco use. Few studies have examined cessation treatment in hospitals in low- and…”
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How Do Adolescents Assess and Rank the Risk of Areca Nut Use? Findings from a Study in Mumbai, India by Chatterjee, Nilesh, Gupte, Himanshu A, Mandal, Gauri

“…Areca nut use, along with tobacco, is a contributor to India's high rates of oral cancer. Areca nut use is culturally accepted, often initiated early in…”
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Integration of a Tobacco Cessation Program into a Rural Community-Based Maternal and Child Health Program in India: A Stakeholders’ Perspective on Task Shifting by Gupte, Himanshu A, D’Costa, Marina, Gupta, Shilpi, Sonawane, Vinayak

“…Abstract Introduction According to the Global Adult Tobacco Survey-2, India, 7.5% of pregnant women are tobacco users with a high prevalence of smokeless…”
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Integrating screening for non-communicable diseases and their risk factors in routine tuberculosis care in Delhi, India: A mixed-methods study by Anand, Tanu, Kishore, Jugal, Isaakidis, Petros, Gupte, Himanshu A, Kaur, Gurmeet, Kumari, Sneha, Jha, Diwakar, Grover, Shekhar

“…Evidence supports the integration of prevention and management for tuberculosis (TB) with non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Bi-directional screening for TB and…”
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Sociodemographic factors, attitudes, and tobacco use among adolescent areca-nut users in Mumbai, India by Gupte, Himanshu, Mandal, Gauri, Chatterjee, Nilesh

“…Introduction: Areca nut, initiated in adolescence, is considered a gateway for tobacco use and an important cause of oral cancers in India. This study examined…”
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Why do Adolescents Initiate and Continue Using Tobacco and Areca Nut?: A Qualitative Study Tracing Pathways of Use Among School-Going Adolescents in Mumbai, India by Gupte, Himanshu A, D’Costa, Marina, Chaudhuri, Leni

“…Abstract Background Tobacco and areca-nut use among adolescents has been reported from different parts of India. Multiple factors influence initiation of…”
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How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected tobacco users in India: Lessons from an ongoing tobacco cessation program by Gupte, Himanshu, Mandal, Gauri, Jagiasi, Dinesh

“…INTRODUCTIONTobacco use is detrimental at any time. However, it is proving to be more dangerous during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tobacco use may increase the risk…”
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"They don't like us….": Barriers to antiretroviral and opioid substitution therapy among homeless HIV positive people who inject drugs in Delhi: A mixed method study by Kumar, Samresh, Gupte, Himanshu A, Isaakidis, Petros, Mishra, J K, Munjattu, Joseph Francis

“…Provision of Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) and Opioid Substitution Therapy (OST) are important components of the targeted intervention (TI) programme for…”
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Short-term nutrition and growth indicators in 6-month- to 6-year-old children are improved following implementation of a multidisciplinary community-based programme in a chronic conflict setting by Simonyan, Hambardzum, Sargsyan, Aelita, Balalian, Arin A, Davtyan, Karapet, Gupte, Himanshu A

“…We investigated short- and long-term indicators of malnutrition and diet before and after the community-based 'Breaking the Cycle of Poverty' multidisciplinary…”
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Implementation research for strengthening health systems in India by Zachariah, Rony, Thekkur, Pruthu, Nair, Divya, Davtyan, Hayk, Tripathy, Jaya Prasad, Chinnakali, Palanivel, Gupte, Himanshu A, Harries, Anthony D, Reeder, John C

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Associations between sociodemographic factors and receiving "ask and advise" services from healthcare providers in India: analysis of the national GATS-2 dataset by Ramanadhan, Shoba, Xuan, Ziming, Choi, Jasmin, Mahtani, Sitara L, Minsky, Sara, Gupte, Himanshu, Mandal, Gauri, Jagiasi, Dinesh, Viswanath, Kasisomayajula

“…India is home to about 12% of the world's tobacco users, with about 1.35 million tobacco-related deaths each year. The morbidity and mortality rates are…”
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Areca nut use among adolescents: How do we prevent and control this problem? by Chatterjee, Nilesh, Gupte, Himanshu A

“…Areca nut, used with or without tobacco, has been evaluated by the International Agency for Research on Cancer as a group 1 carcinogen with large-magnitude…”
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High Resistance to Antibiotics Recommended in Standard Treatment Guidelines in Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study of Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns in Patients with Urinary Tract Infections between 2017-2021 by Asamoah, Benjamin, Labi, Appiah-Korang, Gupte, Himanshu A, Davtyan, Hayk, Peprah, Georgette Marfo, Adu-Gyan, Forster, Nair, Divya, Muradyan, Karlos, Jessani, Nasreen S, Sekyere-Nyantakyi, Paul

“…Management of urinary tract infections is challenged by increasing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) worldwide. In this study, we describe the trends in…”
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Tobacco Use and Subsequent Cessation Among Hospitalized Patients in Mumbai, India: A Longitudinal Study by Kruse, Gina R, Thawal, Vaibhav, Gupte, Himanshu A, Chaudhuri, Leni, Pradhan, Sultan, Howard, Sydney, Rigotti, Nancy A

“…Abstract Introduction Hospitalization is an important setting to address tobacco use. Little is known about post-discharge cessation and treatment use in low-…”
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Factors Influencing Implementation of a Workplace Tobacco Cessation Intervention in India: A Qualitative Exploration by Gupte, Himanshu A., D’Costa, Marina, Ramanadhan, Shoba, Viswanath, Kasisomayajula

“…Background: Tobacco use is projected to cause more than 8 million deaths annually worldwide by 2030 and is currently linked to 1 million annual deaths in…”
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Adapting and Evaluating a Brief Advice Tobacco Cessation Intervention in High-reach, Low-resource Settings in India: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial by Mahtani, Sitara L, Viswanath, Kasisomayajula, Gupte, Himanshu A, Mandal, Gauri, Jagiasi, Dinesh, Chawla, Ratandeep, D'Costa, Marina, Xuan, Ziming, Minsky, Sara, Ramanadhan, Shoba

“…About 1.35 million deaths annually are attributed to tobacco use in India. The main challenge, given the magnitude of tobacco use and limited resources, is…”
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Change in TB diagnostic profile after introduction of GeneXpert MTB/RIF assay in National TB Program of Armenia, 2013-2017 by Kabasakalyan, Eduard, Davtyan, Karapet, Cholakyans, Viktorya, Mirzoyan, Alvard, Kentenyants, Karine, Petrosyan, Diana, Hayrapetyan, Armen, Gupte, Himanshu A

“…In 2013, the National Tuberculosis (TB) Program of Armenia introduced GeneXpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) assay to address World Health Organization (WHO) target of 80%…”
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Assessing the outcome and influencing factors of a behavioral tobacco cessation intervention within a workplace setting: A mixed methods study by Mandal, Gauri, Satyanarayana, Srinath, Dongre, Amol, Mahalakshmy, Thulasingam, Gupte, Himanshu

“…Introduction India has 267 million adult tobacco users, the majority of whom are part of the economically productive workforce. Workplaces are ideal settings…”
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Using the Theory of Planned Behavior to Explain and Predict Areca Nut Use Among Adolescents in India: An Exploratory Study by Gupte, Himanshu A, Chatterjee, Nilesh, Mandal, Gauri

“…Context: Areca nut, used alone or in combination with tobacco, contributes to the high oral cancer burden in India. Used widely by adolescents, who perceive it…”
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