High tobacco use prevalence with significant regional and sex differences in smokeless tobacco use among Western Alaska Native people: the WATCH study

• Published in: International Journal of Circumpolar Health
• Main Authors: Kathryn R. Koller, Christie A. Flanagan, Gretchen E. Day, Christi Patten, Jason G. Umans, Melissa A. Austin, Scarlett E. Hopkins, Cheryl Raindl, Bert B. Boyer
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017
• Subjects: Cigarettes; smokeless tobacco; Alaska Native; tobacco use patterns; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic; Yukon; Norton Sound; Circumpolar Health; International Journal of Circumpolar Health; Kuskokwim; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2017.1398009; https://doaj.org/article/580be2fbea5f424fb4f26132ac1deeb1

Tobacco use prevalence among Alaska Native (AN) people living in Alaska is greater than the general population prevalence statewide and nationally. Better understanding of regional tobacco use is needed to improve cessation efforts and reduce prevalence. Using self-reported baseline data from the We...