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The degree to which gender-sensitive methodological approaches are used in tobacco control research since the adoption of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control has not yet been evaluated.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We applied the European Institute for Gender Equality\u2019s Gender Impact Assessment (EIGE-GIA) toolkit to 43 peer-reviewed studies to assess the integration of gender-sensitive approaches in tobacco control research. Original tobacco control research studies published after 2005 based on nationally representative data were identified from PubMed using targeted search terms and a reverse snowball strategy. Each study was coded against the EIGE-GIA\u2019s core criteria of specifying the gendered target group and assessing the gendered impact of policy interventions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Among the 43 studies analysed, 40 identified specific target groups and outlined key challenges related to tobacco use and MPOWER policies, meeting the first EIGE-GIA criterion. However, only 16 studies assessed specific tobacco control policies, and only 5 evaluated the gender-specific impacts of these policies. Many studies failed to meet the second criterion, often relying on binary comparisons that ignore complex gender dynamics.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our findings reveal persistent gaps in tobacco control research methodologies. Reliance on binary sex-disaggregated data that fail to explore gender-based determinants of health limits our understanding of the effectiveness of tobacco control policy interventions and fails to address gendered smoking behaviours. 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