Gender Differences in Cigarette Smoking Intensity Among Current Smokers: An Analysis of Survey Data From 172 Countries, with Tina Nanyangwe-Moyo and Md Mehedi Hasan Rasel

Despite meaningful progress in global tobacco control, significant gender differences in cigarette smoking persist globally. International survey data on cigarette smoking is routinely collected, but there is a notable gap in understanding how the average number of cigarettes smoked per day among current smokers differs between men and women. This co-sponsored seminar with the Global Strategy Lab will discuss the process of data collection, cleaning, and analysis, as well as the study's rationale and background, and will present key results and recommendations.

Speaker Profile

Tina Nanyangwe-Moyo is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Global Strategy Lab’s Global Legal Epidemiology research stream, where she generates scientific evidence to inform global health policies. Her primary research focuses on evaluating global tobacco control policies, particularly the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and its impact on population health. Previously, her work centered on implementation science in maternal and adolescent health and HIV prevention and treatment in Sub-Saharan Africa, evaluating policy effectiveness and equitable access to services.

Mehedi Hasan Rasel is a Data Analyst at the Global Strategy Lab and contributes to the Global Legal Epidemiology research stream, with a current focus on tobacco control. His interests revolve around health economics and health policy to enhance population health and economic well-being through data-driven insights. He employs theories and statistical methods, along with econometric models, to dissect both aggregated data and disaggregated microdata to unravel complex issues in an accessible manner.

Register below and join us on Wednesday, May 28, at 1:00 p.m. ET

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