Lorna Bittencourt

Biographic Data

ID3670081
NAMELorna Bittencourt
GIVEN NAMESLorna
FAMILY NAMEBittencourt
SIGNATUREBITTENCOURT L
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham
ORCID0000-0002-0302-1312
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2012
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • Rural–urban differences in smoking quit ratios and cessation‐related factors

    Open AccessDevon Noonan, Suzanne Frisbee et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Rural Health2025

    PURPOSE: There are significant rural/urban disparities that exist in cancer and chronic disease morbidity and mortality, many of which are attributed to increased tobacco use prevalence in rural populations compared to urban. Understanding differences in rural and urban tobacco use patterns is key to developing targeted interventions. METHODS: Using nationally representative data from Wave 5 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco Use and Health …

  • Menthol and filter ventilation in cigarettes

    Dana Mowls Carroll, Lorna Bittencourt et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2024

    The well-documented harm misperception linked to higher FV is more apparent in those using non-menthol than menthol cigarettes. Increased exposures were observed among some non-menthol cigarette users compared with some menthol cigarette users. These results should by no means delay a menthol ban but rather motivate concerted public health efforts to accompany the menthol ban to maximise smoking cessation

  • Training Community Health Workers to promote breast cancer screening in Brazil

    Open AccessLorna Bittencourt, Isabel C ScarinciARTICLEHealth Promotion International2019

    Although it has been show that early detection through mammograms is the most effective way to reduce breast cancer mortality, breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths among women worldwide with survival rates being even lower in low- and middle-income countries as compared to high-income countries. Despite the availability of breast cancer screening programs in Brazil through the public health system, some women do not participate in …

  • Cervical Cancer Screening among Underscreened and Unscreened Brazilian Women

    Nádia Kienen, Lorna Bittencourt et al.ARTICLEProgress in community health…2018References: 1

    Improvements in CHW knowledge about cervical cancer screening and behavior change represents a step forward toward successful interventions, but adaptations are needed to boost their self-confidence and perceived skills with regard to their ability to promote behavior change at the community level

  • Pictorial health warnings on cigarette packs and the impact on women

    Open AccessLorna Bittencourt, Sharina D Person et al.ARTICLERevista de Saúde Pública2013

    OBJECTIVE : To analyze the association between the pictorial graphic health warnings on cigarette packs and their impact on intention to quit smoking among women. METHODS : Population-based cross-sectional study among 265 women daily smokers in the State of Paraná in 2010. The sample size was calculated using cluster sampling. Participants were asked whether they had seen any pictorial graphic health warnings in the past 30 days, whether these wa…

  • Prevalência do uso de produtos derivados do tabaco e fatores associados em mulheres no Paraná, Brasil

    Open AccessIsabel C Scarinci, Lorna Bittencourt et al.ARTICLECadernos de Saude Publica2012References: 28

    O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a prevalência do uso de produtos derivados do tabaco e o perfil demográfico de mulheres fumantes no Paraná, Brasil. Foi um estudo transversal de base populacional com amostragem por cluster envolvendo 2.153 mulheres com 18 anos de idade ou mais em sete cidades. A prevalência do uso do tabaco fumado foi de 13,4% variando de 10% (Cascavel) a 19% (Irati). Na análise multivariada, cidade, estado civil e escolaridad…