Determinants of tobacco use in Sudan: secondary analysis of STEPwise Survey 2016.

Background: Tobacco is a leading cause of death and illness despite > 50 years of antitobacco efforts.

Aims: To establish the determinants of current and former smoking and smokeless tobacco use in Sudan as measured by the STEPwise Survey 2016.

Methods: A household-based cross-sectional World Health Organization STEPwise Survey was conducted among 7745 Sudanese citizens aged 18-69 years across 11 states in Sudan.