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I. Obot

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I. Obot — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 30
Works: 138
Citations: 3,816

Most-cited papers

Public Health and International Drug Policy
J. Csete, A. Kamarulzaman, M. Kazatchkine, F. Altice +22 more
2016The Lancet561 citations Open access
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Global burden of cancer in 2020 attributable to alcohol consumption: a population-based study
H. Rumgay, K. Shield, H. Charvat, P. Ferrari +6 more
2021The Lancet Oncology489 citations Open access
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Evidence-Based Guidelines for Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Summary of WHO Recommendations
T. Dua, C. Barbui, N. Clark, A. Fleischmann +25 more
2011PLoS Medicine376 citations Open access
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Drug Policy and the Public Good
T. Babor, J. Caulkins, G. Edwards, B. Fischer +8 more
2010137 citations
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Alcohol consumption, harms and policy developments in sub-Saharan Africa: The case for stronger national and regional responses.
N. Morojele, E. Dumbili, I. Obot, C. Parry
2021Drug and Alcohol Review104 citations
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Alcohol-Related Negative Consequences among Drinkers around the World
K. Graham, Sharon Bernards, R. Knibbe, Sylvia Kairouz +6 more
2011Addiction103 citations Open access
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Packages of Care for Alcohol Use Disorders in Low- And Middle-Income Countries
V. Benegal, P. Chand, I. Obot
2009PLoS Medicine99 citations Open access
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ALCOHOL USE AND RELATED PROBLEMS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
I. Obot
200692 citations
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Why study gender, alcohol and culture?
R. Wilsnack, S. Wilsnack, I. Obot, R. Room
200576 citations
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“I HAVE NO INTEREST IN DRINKING”: A CROSS-NATIONAL COMPARISON OF REASONS WHY MEN AND WOMEN ABSTAIN FROM ALCOHOL USE
Sharon Bernards, K. Graham, H. Kuendig, S. Hettige +1 more
2009Addiction60 citations Open access
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The Prevalence and Context of Alcohol Use, Problem Drinking and Alcohol-Related Harm among Youth Living in the Slums of Kampala, Uganda
M. Swahn, Rachel E. Culbreth, L. Salazar, N. Tumwesigye +3 more
2020International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health54 citations Open access
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Comprar Drug Policy and the Public Good | Thomas F. Babor | 9780199557127 | Oxford University Press
T. Babor, J. Caulkins, G. Edwards, B. Fischer +8 more
200954 citations
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Alcohol’s harm to others: An international collaborative project
S. Callinan, A. Laslett, D. Rekve, R. Room +14 more
201651 citations Open access
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Botswana alcohol policy and the presidential levy controversy.
Joseph M. N. Pitso, I. Obot
2011Addiction50 citations
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Alcohol marketing in Africa: not an ordinary business
I. Obot
201349 citations
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Nigeria: alcohol and society today.
I. Obot
2007Addiction49 citations Open access
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Compulsory detention, forced detoxification and enforced labour are not ethically acceptable or effective ways to treat addiction.
W. Hall, T. Babor, G. Edwards, R. Laranjeira +6 more
2012Addiction46 citations Open access
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VOLUME OF ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION, PATTERNS OF DRINKING AND BURDEN OF DISEASE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, 2002
M. Roerecke, I. Obot, Jayadeep Patra, J. Rehm
200941 citations Open access
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THIRSTING FOR THE AFRICAN MARKET
D. Jernigan, I. Obot
200639 citations
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A Multi-Country Study of Harms to Children Because of Others' Drinking.
A. Laslett, G. Rankin, O. Waleewong, S. Callinan +12 more
2017Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs34 citations Open access
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Interventions to reduce harm associated with adolescent substance use. Commentary
I. Obot, J. Toumbourou, T. Stockwelf, C. Neighbors +3 more
200728 citations
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Training primary care nurses to conduct alcohol screening and brief interventions in South Africa.
K. Peltzer, P. Seoka, T. Babor, I. Obot
2006Curationis27 citations Open access
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Gender, culture and alcohol problems: A multi-national study. Project final report
K. Bloomfield, S. Ahlström, A. Allamani, F. Beck +15 more
200626 citations
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The social location of harm from others’ drinking in ten societies
R. Room, S. Callinan, T. Greenfield, D. Rekve +13 more
2018Addiction22 citations Open access
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Drug Policy and the Public Good: A Summary of the Second Edition.
T. Babor, J. Caulkins, B. Fischer, D. Foxcroft +7 more
2019Addiction18 citations Open access
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Determinants of psychoactive substance use among incarcerated delinquents in Nigeria
Oo Umoh, PP Obot, I. Obot
201218 citations
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Africa faces a growing threat from neo-colonial alcohol marketing.
I. Obot
2015Addiction16 citations Open access
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Breaking the vicious circle of determinants and consequences of harmful alcohol use.
V. Poznyak, B. Saraceno, I. Obot
2005Bulletin of the World Health Organization16 citations
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Research Capacity and Needs for Alcohol-Related Harm Prevention in West Africa: Findings From a Cross-Sectional Survey of Stakeholders.
M. Swahn, Adelaide Balenger, F. Umenze, E. Dumbili +2 more
2022Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs14 citations
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Relationships with the alcoholic beverage industry, pharmaceutical companies, and other funding agencies : holy grail or poisoned chalice?
P. Miller, T. Babor, T. F. McGovern, I. Obot +1 more
200814 citations Open access
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A readiness assessment for the prevention of alcohol-related harm in West Africa: A new methodological approach to inform practice and policy.
M. Swahn, Zakaria Robow, F. Umenze, Adelaide Balenger +2 more
2022The International journal on drug policy13 citations Open access
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Overview of university-based academic programs in addiction studies in Africa
A. Lososová, Kimberly A. Johnson, W. Sinkele, I. Obot +1 more
2020Journal of Substance Use13 citations
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Scoping Response System Management of Alcohol's Harm to others in Lower Middle Income Countries
A. Laslett, O. Waleewong, I. Obot, V. Benegal +6 more
201613 citations Open access
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Gender, alcohol and culture in Sri Lanka.
S. Hettige, D. Paranagama, I. Obot, R. Room
200513 citations
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Heavy drinking and problem drinking among youth in Uganda: A structural equation model of alcohol marketing, advertisement perceptions and social norms
M. Swahn, Rachel E. Culbreth, A. Fodeman, C. Cottrell-Daniels +4 more
2022Drug and Alcohol Review12 citations Open access
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THE INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH COMMUNITY RESPONDS TO THE GLOBAL ALCOHOL PRODUCERS' ATTEMPTS TO IMPLEMENT THE WHO GLOBAL STRATEGY ON THE HARMFUL USE OF ALCOHOL
T. Babor, D. Jernigan, G. Hastings, R. Laranjeira +6 more
201312 citations
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Developing countries ignore drinking and driving problems at their own peril.
I. Obot
2012Addiction12 citations
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Limits of substance-use interventions in developing countries.
I. Obot
2007The Lancet12 citations
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A clarion call to the addiction science community: It's time to resist the anti-scientific policies of the US Trump administration
T. F. Babor, B. Adinoff, Luke Clark, David Crockford +25 more
2025The Naturalist9 citations Open access
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Beyond prohibition: responses to illicit drugs in West Africa in an evolving policy context
Ediomo-ubong E. Nelson, I. Obot
2020Drugs and alcohol today9 citations
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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Alcohol Treatment Access and Harm Prevention in West Africa: Reports from NGOs and Community-Based Organizations
M. Swahn, Adelaide Balenger, F. Umenze, R. Aneja +3 more
2022Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health7 citations Open access
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Research agendas for alcohol policymaking in the wider world
R. Room, A. Laslett, Mia Miller, O. Waleewong +15 more
2022International Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research7 citations Open access
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Improved ranking of drugs on harmfulness can bring sense and order to a failed system.
I. Obot
2011Addiction7 citations
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Social Norms Regarding Alcohol Use, Perceptions of Alcohol Advertisement and Intent to Drink Alcohol among Youth in Uganda
Monica H. Swahn, Rachel E. Culbreth, C. Cottrell-Daniels, N. Tumwesigye +3 more
2022International Journal of Health Promotion and Education6 citations Open access
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Developing an alcohol harm prevention research agenda in West Africa: a mixed methods approach.
Adelaide Balenger, F. Umenze, E. Dumbili, Binta Sako +2 more
2021Health Promotion International6 citations
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Substance Use Among Young People in Urban Environments
I. Obot, S. Saxena
20056 citations
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Urbanization, youth and substance use in South Africa.
N. Morojele, A. Flisher, C. Parry, I. Obot +1 more
20056 citations
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Focused section: Perspectives on COVID-19 and international production: Introduction to the focused section: COVID-19 and international production
James X. Zhan, I. Obot, A. Santos-Paulino, H. Tüselmann
2020Transnational Corporations5 citations
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Socioeconomic context of cannabis cultivation and trafficking in selected Nigerian communities
G. Abikoye, D. O. Edewor, Demain B. Sunday, Olukayode Abayomi +2 more
20205 citations
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Drugs in the Nigerian population: Availability, use, consequences and policy implications
I. Obot
20205 citations
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