Implementation of Article 20 of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
| Autor: | Dhirendra N Sinha, Ravi Mehrotra, Harleen Kaur Gulati, Amit Kumar, Sanjay Gupta, Ruchika Gupta |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0301 basic medicine
Economic growth Tobacco Smokeless genetic structures Economics 030106 microbiology prevalence lcsh:Medicine World Health Organization General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology World health Convention 03 medical and health sciences Tobacco Use Economic indicator Political science Tobacco Humans Tax incidence WHO FCTC lcsh:R Tobacco control Economics - health - prevalence - smokeless tobacco - WHO FCTC health General Medicine smokeless tobacco Health indicator Social Control Formal Smokeless tobacco Original Article |
| Zdroj: | The Indian Journal of Medical Research Indian Journal of Medical Research, Vol 148, Iss 1, Pp 110-115 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 0971-5916 |
| Popis: | Background & objectives Article 20 of the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) deals with surveillance and research on all tobacco products including smokeless tobacco (SLT). Here we describe the availability of indicators related to SLT among 180 Parties to the convention (countries ratifying the WHO FCTC are referred as Parties to the Convention). Methods Data on SLT use among adults and adolescents and SLT-related economic and health indicators among Parties were obtained through rigorous literature search. Data analysis for high-burden parties was done using SPSS. Results Nearly 92 per cent (166) of the Parties reported SLT use prevalence among adults or adolescents at national or subnational level, of these nearly one-fifth of the Parties (20.5%) were high-burden Parties. Comparable SLT tax incidence rate was available for 19.4 per cent (n=35) Parties, and SLT attributable morbidity and mortality risks of major diseases were available for only five per cent (n=10) of Parties. Interpretation & conclusions SLT use is a global epidemic widespread among Parties to the Convention. There are a data gap and dearth of research on SLT-related issues. Parties need to monitor SLT use and related health and economic indicators regularly at periodic intervals. |
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