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

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

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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

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  • Negar Taheri & Pedram Fattahi & Elnaz Saeedi & Maryam Sayyari & Sepideh Abdi & Mina Khaki & Navid Rahimi & Rouhollah K Motamedi & Fereshte Lotfi & Mojtaba Vand Rajabpour & Saeed Nemati, 2024. "A decade of tobacco control efforts: Implications for tobacco smoking prevalence in Eastern Mediterranean countries," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 19(2), pages 1-10, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0297045
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0297045
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