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) displays in 2001, there have been 20 countries in total in the world implementing POS display bans as of 2016. Methods This study examined the effect that POS display bans have on smoking prevalence to provide e...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:d71f26daaa2042cdb408ecd5c2724428 2023-05-15T16:50:08+02:00 Global evidence on the effect of point-of-sale display bans on smoking prevalence Yanyun He Ce Shang Jidong Huang Kai-Wen Cheng Frank J Chaloupka 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.18332/tid/84575 https://doaj.org/article/d71f26daaa2042cdb408ecd5c2724428 EN eng European Publishing http://www.journalssystem.com/tid/Global-evidence-on-the-effect-of-point-of-sale-display-bans-on-smoking-prevalence,84575,0,2.html https://doaj.org/toc/1617-9625 1617-9625 doi:10.18332/tid/84575 https://doaj.org/article/d71f26daaa2042cdb408ecd5c2724428 Tobacco Induced Diseases, Vol 16, Iss 1 (2018) WCTOH Diseases of the respiratory system RC705-779 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens RC254-282 article 2018 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.18332/tid/84575 2022-12-31T05:00:56Z Background Since Iceland became the first country to impose a ban on point-of-sale (POS) displays in 2001, there have been 20 countries in total in the world implementing POS display bans as of 2016. Methods This study examined the effect that POS display bans have on smoking prevalence to provide evidence on their effectiveness in tobacco control.The data were sourced from Euromonitor International and WHO MPOWER package during 2007-2014 from 77 countries worldwide. Generalized Linear Model with country and year fixed effects was implemented to analyze the effect of POS display bans on smoking prevalence. Results Having a POS display ban decreased overall adult 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. Adopting such policies has the potential to generate public health benefits. Countries currently without a POS display ban are encouraged to implement such policies to curb the smoking epidemic. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Tobacco Induced Diseases 16 1 |
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Background Since Iceland became the first country to impose a ban on point-of-sale (POS) displays in 2001, there have been 20 countries in total in the world implementing POS display bans as of 2016. Methods This study examined the effect that POS display bans have on smoking prevalence to provide evidence on their effectiveness in tobacco control.The data were sourced from Euromonitor International and WHO MPOWER package during 2007-2014 from 77 countries worldwide. Generalized Linear Model with country and year fixed effects was implemented to analyze the effect of POS display bans on smoking prevalence. Results Having a POS display ban decreased overall adult 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. Adopting such policies has the potential to generate public health benefits. Countries currently without a POS display ban are encouraged to implement such policies to curb the smoking epidemic. |
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Global evidence on the effect of point-of-sale display bans on smoking prevalence |
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Global evidence on the effect of point-of-sale display bans on smoking prevalence |
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