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While local producers such as the Ethiopian National Tobacco Enterprise cater to low-income smokers with cheaper and lower quality brands (Gissila and Nyala among others), the imported and relatively more expensive brands are only consumed by high-income urban residents

During this stage, the use is occasional, and there are no consequences or signs of dependence

This finding also highlights that intentions are an important intermediate step toward quitting, but do not guarantee a successful or even initiated quit attempt

We understand that people might be dead set against quitting abruptly so if the only way they would consider quitting is gradually then the results of this trial suggest it shouldnt be ruled out. Guidelines on smoking cessation generally urge smokers to quit abruptly