@article {Kirenga:2016:2220-8372:35,
title = "Rapid assessment of the demand and supply of tobacco dependence pharmacotherapy in Uganda",
journal = "Public Health Action",
parent_itemid = "infobike://iuatld/pha",
publishercode ="iuatld",
year = "2016",
volume = "6",
number = "1",
publication date ="2016-03-21T00:00:00",
pages = "35-37",
itemtype = "ARTICLE",
issn = "2220-8372",
eissn = "2220-8372",
url = "https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iuatld/pha/2016/00000006/00000001/art00010",
doi = "doi:10.5588/pha.15.0070",
keyword = "pharmacotherapy, tobacco dependence, Uganda",
author = "Kirenga, B. J. and Jones, R. and Muhofa, A. and Nyakoojo, G. and Williams, S.",
abstract = "Tobacco dependence pharmacotherapy (TDP) plays a major role in smoking cessation. We conducted a rapid assessment of current smoking, availability of TDP and the willingness to quit and to pay for TDP among 56 patients with tobacco-attributable diseases and 38 pharmacies in Uganda.
Of the 56 patients, 63% were current smokers, 77.4% wanted to quit and 37% were willing to pay. Drugs were largely unavailable: nicotine replacement products were available in only seven pharmacies (18%) and bupropion in three (8%); these cost respectively US$15.7 and US$17.1
for a 1-month supply. Improving supplies and lowering prices could facilitate access to TDP in Uganda.",
}