| Sumario: | This study estimates the prevalence of daily dual users (DDUs) (i.e., used both smoked and smokeless tobacco (SLT) daily) of tobacco in Bangladesh and identifies associated factors ; examines approaches they used to quit tobacco use and identifies past attempts and future intention to quit. Data of current tobacco users (n=9,370) collected in two rounds of the Global Adult Tobacco Survey were analyzed. Logistic regressions were used to identify factors associated with DDUs, and Poisson regressions to identify DDUs' previous attempts and future intentions to quit. Among the current users, the prevalence of DDUs decreased from 10.7% in 2009 to 6.4% in 2017. Almost half of the DDUs tried to quit smoking and a quarter to quit SLT during 12-month before the survey. DDUs were more likely than non-DDUs to make a quit attempt (adjusted prevalence ratio (aPR):1.28, 95%Confidence interval (95%CI):1.09–1.50) and intend to quit in the future (aPR:1.13, 95%CI:1.03–2.25). Most of those who attempted to quit received no cessation treatment, and some started using SLT. The prevalence of DDUs decreased recently. DDUs were more likely than non-DDUs to report past attempts and future intentions to quit. Cessation treatments should be made available and affordable to expedite tobacco control measures.
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