Smoking and healthcare expenditure reductions associated with the California Tobacco Control Program, 1989 to 2019: A predictive validation. by James M Lightwood, Steve Anderson, Stanton A Glantz

“…<h4>Background</h4>Previous research used data through 2008 to estimate a model for the effect of the California Tobacco Control Program (CTCP) that used cumulative real per capita tobacco control expenditure to predict smoking behavior (current adult smoking prevalence and mean cigarette consumption per current smoker). …”
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Promoting smoking cessation among health professionals - the educational role of the Tobacco Control Section of The Romanian Society of Pulmonologists by Monica Marc, Corina Marginean, Florin Dumitru Mihaltan, Ioana Munteanu, Antigona Carmen Trofor

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Impact of point-of-sale tobacco control policy on tobacco product visibility in the retail environment in four cities in the Netherlands by Mateusz Borowiecki, Tessa R. D. van Deelen, Bas van den Putte, Anton E. Kunst, Mirte A. G. Kuipers

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Factors associated with quit attempts and smoking cessation in Brazil: findings from the International Tobacco Control Brazil Survey by Leticia Casado, James F. Thrasher, Cristina Perez, Luiz Claudio Thuler, Geoffrey T. Fong

“…Methods Data came from the first two waves of the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Brazil Survey, conducted in 2009 and 2012/2013 in three cities: Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, and Porto Alegre. …”
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The economics of tobacco control in Nigeria: modelling the fiscal and health effects of a tobacco excise tax change in Nigeria by Chukwuka Onyekwena, Precious Chukwuemelie Akanonu, Joseph Ishaku

“…Conclusions An effective tobacco control tax policy in Nigeria will entail a 275 percent increase in excise tax, a change in tobacco tax structure -from ad valorem to specific; and stronger tax administration and revenue-collecting agencies to yield the optimal results.…”
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Lesson-drawing in tobacco control: A qualitative study of stakeholder perceptions in five North-Western European countries by Thomas G. Kuijpers, Anton E. Kunst, Marc C. Willemsen

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It's an Ad, Ad, Ad World - Strategies of tobacco industry in India to diffuse tobacco control efforts- An unholy nexus by Sonu Goel, Pranay Lal

“…Although India has been a frontrunner in tobacco control, it faced huge legal challenge from the tobacco industry. …”
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How do tobacco control policies work in low-income and middle-income countries? A realist synthesis by Gera E Nagelhout, Upendra Bhojani, Pragati Bhaskar Hebbar, Onno CP van Schayck, Giridhara R Babu, Vivek Dsouza, Nuggehalli Srinivas Prashanth

“…There is scarce theorisation on what works with respect to implementation of tobacco control policies in these settings. Given the complex nature of tobacco control policy implementation, diversity in outcomes of widely implemented policies and the defining role of the context, we conducted a realist synthesis to examine tobacco control policy implementation in LMICs.Methods We conducted a systematic realist literature review to test an initial programme theory developed by the research team. …”
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Tobacco control policies implementation and future lung cancer incidence in Saudi Arabia. A population-based study by Majed Ramadan, Noara Alhusseini, Lara Samhan, Sara Samhan, Tasnim Abbad

“…Objectives: We aimed to estimate the potential reduction in future lung cancer incidence in Saudi Arabia that could be prevented if the highest level of tobacco control policies MPOWER score were implemented. …”
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The impacts of tobacco control legislation on public view of e-cigarette usage in Macao—The co-word analysis of Macao daily by Kin-Sun Chan, Jing Xu, Rui Zhang, Patrick Cheong-Iao Pang, Yu Chen, Heng Zhang, Shiyu Liu, Aimei Mao, Guanwen Pu, Johnny Ka fai Au

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Is web interviewing a good alternative to telephone interviewing? Findings from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Netherlands Survey by Thompson Mary E, Willemsen Marc C, Nagelhout Gera E, Fong Geoffrey T, van den Putte Bas, de Vries Hein

“…The aim of this study was to compare the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Netherlands web and telephone samples on demographic and smoking related variables to assess differences in data quality.…”
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Trade agreements and tobacco control policy: analysis of the impact of FCTC on regulatory contents of trade agreements from 2001 to 2019 by Tzu-Ying Chen, Ying-Jun Lin, Tung-Liang Chiang, Feng-Jen Tsai

Subjects: “…WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC)…”
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Protection of children and adolescents from the consequences of using tobacco products in Polish tobacco control law: Current status and perspectives by Malgorzata Balwicka-Szczyrba, Lukasz Balwicki

“…Results Many regulations included in the Polish tobacco control law are not in accordance with the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) and European Union law. …”
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Implementation of an evidence-based tobacco control intervention for school teachers in India: Evaluating the effects of a capacity-building strategy by Eve M. Nagler, Mangesh Pednekar, Dhirendra Narain Sinha, Anne M. Stoddard, Sameer Narake, Keyuri Adhikari, Leah Jones, Harry Lando, Mary Vriniotis, Prakash Gupta, Glorian Sorensen

“…Over 99% of schools posted a school tobacco control policy and distributed quit booklets. …”
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The Tobacco Control Policy (TCP) Tool: a web-based interface to simulate the effects of tobacco policies in the United States by Jamie Tam, David Levy, Rafael Meza

“…Background Computational models of tobacco control policies that project their estimated impact on smoking and population health can be used to inform public health decision-making. …”
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Awareness regarding the antitobacco laws and perceptions regarding interventions for effective tobacco control among young adults of Haryana, India by Madhur Verma, Nikita Sharma, Garima Bhatt, Sonu Goel

“…Background: Tobacco is one of the major behavioral risk factors for noncommunicable diseases in India. Tobacco control depends on public awareness regarding prevalent antitobacco measures. …”
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Development and Validation of a Comic Tool: An Innovative Approach to Raise Awareness about Tobacco Control among School Teachers by Chaity Sarkar, Vikrant Mohanty, Aswini Y Balappanavar, Puneet Chahar, Kavita Rijhwani

“…However, its true potential remains unexplored in tobacco control. The study was conducted to develop and validate Comic for promotion of tobacco control laws in school settings. …”
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Evolution of smoking rates among immigrants in France in the context of comprehensive tobacco control measures, and a decrease in the overall prevalence by Sarah Mahdjoub, Mégane Héron, Ramchandar Gomajee, Simon Ducarroz, Maria Melchior, Fabienne El-Khoury Lesueur

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How does Indian news media report smokeless tobacco control? A content analysis of the gutka ban enforcement. by Vivek Dsouza, Pratiksha Mohan Kembhavi, Praveen Rao S, Kumaran P, Pragati B Hebbar

“…Prominent themes like consumption, health hazards, tobacco control responses, impact on livelihoods, and illicit trade were drawn from the textual analysis as the main arguments in relation to the ban. …”
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Implementation of Article 6 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in a tobacco dependent economy: Challenges and the way forward by Haleema Masud, Oyinlola Oyebode

“…Background Tobacco taxation and price increases are regarded as the most effective measures for tobacco control. The World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) has recognized the importance of these measures and calls on governments through its Article 6 to implement tax and price measures to reduce tobacco use. …”
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