A decade of tobacco control efforts: Implications for tobacco smoking prevalence in Eastern Mediterranean countries

Negar Taheri, Pedram Fattahi, Elnaz Saeedi, Maryam Sayyari, Sepideh Abdi, Mina Khaki, Navid Rahimi, Rouhollah K Motamedi, Fereshte Lotfi, Mojtaba Vand Rajabpour and Saeed Nemati

PLOS ONE, 2024, vol. 19, issue 2, 1-10

Abstract: Background and objectives: This study aimed to assess the association between the 10-year implementation of tobacco control policies, cigarette affordability index and changes in tobacco smoking prevalence across Eastern Mediterranean (EMR) countries. Materials and methods: An ecologic study was conducted using EMR countries as the analytical unit. Data from three sources were utilized: the MPOWER scale to measure tobacco control policy implementation (2010–2020), the tobacco affordability index (expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 2000 cigarettes, from 2010 to 2020), and national tobacco smoking prevalence data for EMR countries (2010–2023). Linear Fixed-effect regression was employed to investigate associations between changes in MPOWER scores, the cigarette affordability index, and alterations in tobacco prevalence over a decade. Results: Statistically significant inverse associations were observed between changes in MPOWER scores and tobacco smoking prevalence among both men and women in EMR countries (P-value

Date: 2024
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