| Summary: | Introduction
The WHO Framework Convention for Tobacco Control (FCTC)
Secretariat has identified issues with Article 13 (Tobacco Advertising, Promotion
and Sponsorship) Party policy progress reporting, whilst some researchers
remain skeptical of the completeness and accuracy of the data collected as part
of the required reporting questionnaire. Gaining a deeper understanding of the
challenges encountered when completing these questionnaires could provide
insights to improve WHO FCTC progress reporting.
Methods
Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted between January
and June 2021, with nine national tobacco control focal point (NFP) individuals
(designates who report on WHO FCTC implementation on the Party’s behalf) from
low- and middle-income countries. The study analysis used a thematic framework
approach involving data familiarization, thematic framework construction,
indexing and refining, mapping and interpretation of the results.
Results
The analysis generated four themes: 1) use of different resources, 2)
presence of compounding complexities, 3) use of supporting mechanisms
employed for tackling the challenges, and 4) recommendations for refinements
within the questionnaire and for those completing it.
Conclusions
The WHO FCTC reporting questionnaire needs improvements that
could be piloted and discussed between the Convention Secretariat and the Parties
prior to wide scale implementation.
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