Evaluating the Effects of Denmark’s New Tobacco Control Act on Young People’s Use of Nicotine Products: A Study Protocol of the §SMOKE Study
Marie Borring Klitgaard,
Nanna Schneekloth Jarlstrup,
Lisbeth Lund,
Anne-Line Brink,
Astrid Knudsen,
Anne Illemann Christensen and
Lotus Sofie Bast ()
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Marie Borring Klitgaard: National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Studiestreade 6, 1455 Copenhagen, Denmark
Nanna Schneekloth Jarlstrup: National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Studiestreade 6, 1455 Copenhagen, Denmark
Lisbeth Lund: National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Studiestreade 6, 1455 Copenhagen, Denmark
Anne-Line Brink: Danish Cancer Society, Strandboulevarden 49, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
Astrid Knudsen: Danish Cancer Society, Strandboulevarden 49, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
Anne Illemann Christensen: National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Studiestreade 6, 1455 Copenhagen, Denmark
Lotus Sofie Bast: National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Studiestreade 6, 1455 Copenhagen, Denmark
IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 19, 1-12
Abstract:
(1) Background: In December 2020, a broad majority of political parties in Denmark agreed on a new tobacco control act. In addition, price increases on tobacco in 2020 and 2022 became part of the Danish Finance Act. This study protocol describes the study “§SMOKE–A Study of Tobacco, Behavior, and Regulations” designed to monitor and evaluate the implementation and effect of the new strengthened tobacco control acts. The overall aim is to monitor tobacco use among young people before, during, and after implementation of the new tobacco control legislation, including an increased price on tobacco, a ban on point-of-sale tobacco displays, and plain packaging. Subgoals are to monitor overall use of nicotine products, attitudes, and norms. (2) Methods: This study is designed as a five-year impact evaluation with repeated cross-sectional survey data collections. The baseline survey was conducted before implementing an increased price on tobacco, the first step in the new legislation, initiated 1 April 2020. Study participants (n = 37,500) were a random sample of individuals living in Denmark aged 15 to 29 years. (3) Conclusions: This study examines the impact of the new strengthened tobacco control legislation in Denmark from 2020 to 2025. The findings of this study are relevant to other countries facing implementation of similar measures to explore intended and unintended consequences of the legislation and help to identify how the legislation could be further improved.
Keywords: tobacco control legislation; youth smoking; youth tobacco use; study protocol; tobacco and nicotine products; POS display ban; plain packaging; tobacco price (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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