Bangladeshi’s perceptions of a standardized shape & size for smokeless tobacco

A new study in Bangladesh uncovered important issues for standardizing the size, shape, and material used in smokeless tobacco packages. Factors such as price, colors and following legal requirements should all be considered in designing new packaging requirements.

Publications:

Czaplicki L, Saraf S, Kroart L, Rasheduzzaman A B M, Shamimul Islam M, Cohen JE. Standard smokeless tobacco packaging: potential impact on perceived attractiveness, warning label visibility and harm perceptions among adults in Bangladesh. Tobacco Control. Published Online First: 31 October 2022. doi: 10.1136/tc-2022-057597.

Czaplicki L. Standardizing smokeless tobacco packaging in South Asia: lessons learned from focus group studies in India and Bangladesh. Virtual Abstract, World Conference on Tobacco Control, 2025. 

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