Global evidence on the effect of point-of-sale display bans on smoking prevalence

Background Since Iceland became the first country to impose a ban on point-of-sale (POS) tobacco product displays in 2001, 20 countries have implemented POS display bans as of 2016. This study examined the effect that POS display bans have on smoking prevalence. Methods Data were sourced from Euromo...

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Published in:Tobacco Control
Main Authors: He, Yanyun, Shang, Ce, Huang, Jidong, Cheng, Kai-Wen, Chaloupka, Frank J
Other Authors: NIH/NIDA and FDA Center for Tobacco Products
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: BMJ 2018
Subjects:
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Health (social science)
Iceland
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2017-053996
https://syndication.highwire.org/content/doi/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2017-053996
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Summary:Background Since Iceland became the first country to impose a ban on point-of-sale (POS) tobacco product displays in 2001, 20 countries have implemented POS display bans as of 2016. This study examined the effect that POS display bans have on smoking prevalence. Methods Data were sourced from Euromonitor International and the WHO MPOWER package for 2007–2014 from 77 countries worldwide. generalised linear models with country and year fixed effects were estimated to analyse the effect of POS display bans on smoking prevalence. Results Having a POS display ban reduced overall adult daily smoking, male smoking and female smoking by about 7%, 6% and 9%, respectively. Conclusions Having a POS display ban is likely to reduce smoking prevalence and generate public health benefits.

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