The Tobacco Control Scale: a new scale to measure country activity
Objectives: To quantify the implementation of tobacco control policies at country level using a new Tobacco Control Scale and to report initial results using the scale.Method: A questionnaire sent to correspondents in 30 European countries, using a scoring system designed with the help of a panel of...
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ftunivfsaopaulo:oai:repositorio.unifesp.br:11600/28930 2023-05-15T16:51:39+02:00 The Tobacco Control Scale: a new scale to measure country activity Joossens, L. Raw, M. Assoc European Canc Leagues Univ London Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) 2006-06-01 247-253 http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/28930 https://doi.org/10.1136/tc.2005.015347 eng eng B M J Publishing Group Tobacco Control http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/tc.2005.015347 Tobacco Control. London: B M J Publishing Group, v. 15, n. 3, p. 247-253, 2006. 0964-4563 http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/28930 doi:10.1136/tc.2005.015347 WOS:000237810700028 Acesso aberto Artigo 2006 ftunivfsaopaulo https://doi.org/10.1136/tc.2005.015347 2020-12-09T07:37:03Z Objectives: To quantify the implementation of tobacco control policies at country level using a new Tobacco Control Scale and to report initial results using the scale.Method: A questionnaire sent to correspondents in 30 European countries, using a scoring system designed with the help of a panel of international tobacco control experts.Results: the 30 countries are ranked by their total score on the scale out of a maximum possible score of 100. Only four countries (Ireland, United Kingdom, Norway, Iceland) scored 70 or more, with an eight point gap (most differences in scores are small) to the fifth country, Malta, on 62. Only 13 countries scored above 50, 11 of them from the European Union (EU), and the second largest points gap occurs between Denmark on 45 and Portugal on 39, splitting the table into three groups: 70 and above, 45 to 62, 39 and below. Ireland had the highest overall score, 74 out of 100, and Luxembourg was bottom with 26 points. However even Ireland, much praised for their ban on smoking in public places, did not increase tobacco taxes in 2005, for the first time since 1995.Conclusions: Although the Tobacco Control Scale has limitations, this is the first time such a scale has been developed and applied to so many countries. We hope it will be useful in encouraging countries to strengthen currently weak areas of their tobacco control policy. Assoc European Canc Leagues, Belgian Fdn Canc, B-1030 Brussels, Belgium Univ London, Guys Kings & St Thomas Med Sch, London, England Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo Med Sch, São Paulo, Brazil Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo Med Sch, São Paulo, Brazil Web of Science Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP): Repositório Institucional Norway Tobacco Control 15 3 247 253 |
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Objectives: To quantify the implementation of tobacco control policies at country level using a new Tobacco Control Scale and to report initial results using the scale.Method: A questionnaire sent to correspondents in 30 European countries, using a scoring system designed with the help of a panel of international tobacco control experts.Results: the 30 countries are ranked by their total score on the scale out of a maximum possible score of 100. Only four countries (Ireland, United Kingdom, Norway, Iceland) scored 70 or more, with an eight point gap (most differences in scores are small) to the fifth country, Malta, on 62. Only 13 countries scored above 50, 11 of them from the European Union (EU), and the second largest points gap occurs between Denmark on 45 and Portugal on 39, splitting the table into three groups: 70 and above, 45 to 62, 39 and below. Ireland had the highest overall score, 74 out of 100, and Luxembourg was bottom with 26 points. However even Ireland, much praised for their ban on smoking in public places, did not increase tobacco taxes in 2005, for the first time since 1995.Conclusions: Although the Tobacco Control Scale has limitations, this is the first time such a scale has been developed and applied to so many countries. We hope it will be useful in encouraging countries to strengthen currently weak areas of their tobacco control policy. Assoc European Canc Leagues, Belgian Fdn Canc, B-1030 Brussels, Belgium Univ London, Guys Kings & St Thomas Med Sch, London, England Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo Med Sch, São Paulo, Brazil Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo Med Sch, São Paulo, Brazil Web of Science |
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