| Autor: |
Dien Anshari, M Justin Byron, Elizabeth N Orlan, Sarah D Kowitt, Leah M Ranney, Adam O Goldstein, Kyungsu Kim |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
BMJ Open, Vol 12, Iss 5 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2044-6055 |
| DOI: |
10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055483 |
| Popis: |
Objectives Indonesia implemented its first e-cigarette regulation in 2018, a 57% tax on the retail price of e-cigarette liquid (e-liquid), exceeding the 40% average tax on cigarettes. Economic research suggests that this tax could unintentionally increase cigarette smoking among dual users, but this has not been examined in a low-income or middle-income country. We therefore investigated the effects of the e-liquid tax among adults in Indonesia.Design Pre–post study.Setting Indonesia.Participants Adults who currently used e-cigarettes and either currently or occasionally smoked cigarettes or recently quit were recruited using Facebook and Instagram ads. Our follow-up response rate was 79%. A final sample of 1039 adults participated.Primary outcome measures E-cigarette and cigarette use.Results Following the e-liquid tax, participants reported paying a 4.4% higher price for e-liquid (p=0.02). Participants also reported an average 0.5-day decrease in the number of days they used e-cigarettes in the past week (p |
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