Ahmed Jamal

Biographic Data

ID10708274
NAMEAhmed Jamal
GIVEN NAMESAhmed
FAMILY NAMEJamal
SIGNATUREJAMAL A
AFFILIATIONSNational Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
ORCID0000-0002-5694-548X
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS17
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT17
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2015
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX0

  • Tobacco Product Use Among Adults – United States, 2021

    Open AccessMonica E Cornelius, Caitlin G Loretan et al.ARTICLEMMWR. Surveillance Summaries2023

    residents of rural (nonmetropolitan) areas; financially disadvantaged (income-to-poverty ratio = 0-1.99); lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB) persons; those uninsured or enrolled in Medicaid; adults whose highest level of education was a general educational development (GED) certificate; who had a disability; and who had serious psychological distress. Continued surveillance of tobacco product use, implementation of evidence-based tobacco control str…

  • Tobacco Product Use Among U.S. Middle and High School Students — National Youth Tobacco Survey, 2023

    Open AccessJan Birdsey, Monica E Cornelius et al.ARTICLEMMWR. Surveillance Summaries2023

    Tobacco product use during adolescence increases the risk for lifelong nicotine addiction and adverse health consequences. CDC and the Food and Drug Administration analyzed data from the 2023 National Youth Tobacco Survey to assess tobacco product use patterns among U.S. middle school (grades 6-8) and high school (grades 9-12) students. In 2023, 10.0% of middle and high school students (2.80 million) reported current (i.e., past 30-day) use of an…

  • Tobacco Product Use Among Adults — United States, 2020

    Open AccessMonica E Cornelius, Caitlin G Loretan et al.ARTICLEMMWR. Surveillance Summaries2022

    Although cigarette smoking has declined over the past several decades, a diverse landscape of combustible and noncombustible tobacco products has emerged in the United States (1-4). To assess recent national estimates of commercial tobacco product use among U.S. adults aged 18 years, CDC analyzed data from the 2020 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). In 2020, an estimated 47.1 million U.S. adults (19.0%) reported currently using any commerci…

  • Tobacco Product Use and Associated Factors Among Middle and High School Students — National Youth Tobacco Survey, United States, 2021

    Open AccessAndrea S Gentzke, Teresa W Wang et al.ARTICLEMMWR. Surveillance Summaries2022

    PROBLEM/CONDITION: Commercial tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the United States. Most tobacco product use begins during adolescence. In recent years, tobacco products have evolved to include various combusted, smokeless, and electronic products. PERIOD COVERED: 2021. DESCRIPTION OF SYSTEM: The National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS) is an annual, cross-sectional, school-based, self-administered surve…

  • Tobacco Product Use Among Middle and High School Students — United States, 2020

    Open AccessAndrea S Gentzke, Teresa W Wang et al.ARTICLEMMWR. Surveillance Summaries2020

    Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States; nearly all tobacco product use begins during youth and young adulthood (1,2). CDC and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) analyzed data from the 2019 and 2020 National Youth Tobacco Surveys (NYTS) to determine changes in the current (past 30-day) use of seven tobacco products among U.S. middle (grades 6-8) and high (grades 9-12) school students. In 2020, cu…

  • Tobacco Product Use Among Adults — United States, 2019

    Open AccessMonica E Cornelius, Teresa W Wang et al.ARTICLEMMWR. Surveillance Summaries2020

    The prevalence of any current tobacco product use was higher among males; adults aged ≤65 years; non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) adults; those whose highest level of educational attainment was a General Educational Development (GED) certificate; those with an annual household income <$35,000; lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB) adults; uninsured adults and those with Medicaid; those with a disability; or those with mild, moderate, …

  • Tobacco Product Use and Associated Factors Among Middle and High School Students — United States, 2019

    Open AccessTeresa W Wang, Andrea S Gentzke et al.ARTICLEMMWR. Surveillance Summaries2019

    PROBLEM/CONDITION: Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the United States. Most tobacco product use begins during adolescence. In recent years, tobacco products have evolved to include various smoked, smokeless, and electronic products. PERIOD COVERED: 2019. DESCRIPTION OF SYSTEM: The National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS) is an annual, cross-sectional, school-based, self-administered survey of U.S. midd…

  • Vital Signs: Tobacco Product Use Among Middle and High School Students — United States, 2011–2018

    Open AccessAndrea S Gentzke, Melisa R Creamer et al.ARTICLEMMWR. Surveillance Summaries2019

    INTRODUCTION: Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States; nearly all tobacco product use begins during youth and young adulthood. METHODS: CDC, the Food and Drug Administration, and the National Cancer Institute analyzed data from the 2011-2018 National Youth Tobacco Surveys to estimate tobacco product use among U.S. middle and high school students. Prevalence estimates of current (past 30-day) use of s…

  • E-Cigarette Use Among Youth in the United States, 2019

    Karen A Cullen, Andrea S Gentzke et al.ARTICLEJAMA2019

    Importance: The prevalence of e-cigarette use among US youth increased from 2011 to 2018. Continued monitoring of the prevalence of e-cigarette and other tobacco product use among youth is important to inform public health policy, planning, and regulatory efforts. Objective: To estimate the prevalence of e-cigarette use among US high school and middle school students in 2019 including frequency of use, brands used, and use of flavored products. D…

  • Tobacco Product Use and Cessation Indicators Among Adults — United States, 2018

    Open AccessMelisa R Creamer, Teresa W Wang et al.ARTICLEMMWR. Surveillance Summaries2019

    Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States (1). The prevalence of adult cigarette smoking has declined in recent years to 14.0% in 2017 (2). However, an array of new tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, has entered the U.S. market (3). To assess recent national estimates of tobacco product use among U.S. adults aged ≥18 years, CDC, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the National Canc…

  • Tobacco Product Use Among Adults — United States, 2017

    Open AccessTeresa W Wang, Kat Asman et al.ARTICLEMMWR. Surveillance Summaries2018

    Cigarette smoking harms nearly every organ of the body and causes adverse health consequences, including heart disease, stroke, and multiple types of cancer (1). Although cigarette smoking among U.S. adults has declined considerably, tobacco products have evolved in recent years to include various combustible, noncombustible, and electronic products (1,2). To assess recent national estimates of tobacco product use among U.S. adults aged ≥18 years…

  • Tobacco Product Use Among Middle and High School Students — United States, 2011–2017

    Open AccessTeresa W Wang, Andrea S Gentzke et al.ARTICLEMMWR. Surveillance Summaries2018

    Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States, and nearly all tobacco use begins during youth and young adulthood (1,2). CDC and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) analyzed data from the 2011-2017 National Youth Tobacco Surveys (NYTS)* to determine patterns of current (past 30-day) use of seven tobacco product types among U.S. middle school (grades 6-8) and high school (grades 9-12) students and estima…

  • Notes from the Field: Use of Electronic Cigarettes and Any Tobacco Product Among Middle and High School Students — United States, 2011–2018

    Open AccessKaren A Cullen, Bridget K Ambrose et al.ARTICLEMMWR. Surveillance Summaries2018

  • Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults — United States, 2016

    Open AccessAhmed Jamal, Elyse Phillips et al.ARTICLEMMWR. Surveillance Summaries2018

    Tobacco use remains the single largest preventable cause of death and disease in the United States. According to the 2010 U.S. Surgeon General's report, approximately 443,000 U.S. adults die from smoking-related illnesses each year. In addition, smoking has been estimated to cost the United States $96 billion in direct medical expenses and $97 billion in lost productivity annually. To assess progress toward the Healthy People 2020 (HP2020) object…

  • Quitting Smoking Among Adults — United States, 2000–2015

    Open AccessStephen Babb, Ann Malarcher et al.ARTICLEMMWR. Surveillance Summaries2017

    Quitting cigarette smoking benefits smokers at any age (1). Individual, group, and telephone counseling and seven Food and Drug Administration-approved medications increase quit rates (1-3). To assess progress toward the Healthy People 2020 objectives of increasing the proportion of U.S. adults who attempt to quit smoking cigarettes to ≥80.0% (TU-4.1), and increasing recent smoking cessation success to ≥8.0% (TU-5.1),* CDC assessed national estim…

  • Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults — United States, 2005–2015

    Open AccessAhmed Jamal, Brian A King et al.ARTICLEMMWR. Surveillance Summaries2016

    Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States, and cigarettes are the most commonly used tobacco product among U.S. adults (1,2). To assess progress toward achieving the Healthy People 2020 target of reducing the proportion of U.S. adults who smoke cigarettes to ≤12.0% (objective TU1.1),* CDC assessed the most recent national estimates of cigarette smoking prevalence among adults aged ≥18 years using data …

  • Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults — United States, 2005–2014

    Open AccessAhmed Jamal, David M Homa et al.ARTICLEMMWR. Surveillance Summaries2015

    Tobacco smoking is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States, resulting in approximately 480,000 premature deaths and more than $300 billion in direct health care expenditures and productivity losses each year (1). To assess progress toward achieving the Healthy People 2020 objective of reducing the percentage of U.S. adults who smoke cigarettes to ≤12.0%,* CDC assessed the most recent national estimates of smoking p…