Adolescent Tobacco Exposure in 31 Latin American Cities before and after the Framework Convention for Tobacco Control
Our objective was to describe the prevalence and changes in tobacco use and tobacco control policies in Latin American countries and cities before and after ratification of the 2003 Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). Country-level tobacco policy data came from reports on the global toba...
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doaj-577341a629d3451a90ae02223e49946d2020-11-25T01:59:26ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1661-78271660-46012020-10-01177423742310.3390/ijerph17207423Adolescent Tobacco Exposure in 31 Latin American Cities before and after the Framework Convention for Tobacco ControlFrancisco-Javier Prado-Galbarro0Amy H. Auchincloss1Carolina Pérez-Ferrer2Sharon Sanchez-Franco3Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutierrez4Center for Population Health Research, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62100, MexicoDornsife School of Public Health, Urban Health Collaborative, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19129, USACenter for Population Health Research, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62100, MexicoDepartment of Public Health, School of Medicine, Universidad de Los Andes, 111711 Bogota, ColombiaCenter for Population Health Research, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62100, MexicoOur objective was to describe the prevalence and changes in tobacco use and tobacco control policies in Latin American countries and cities before and after ratification of the 2003 Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). Country-level tobacco policy data came from reports on the global tobacco epidemic (World Health Organization, 2007–2014). Global Youth Tobacco Survey data, 2000–2011, came from six countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru), 31 cities and 132,065 students. Pre- and post-FCTC prevalence and relative changes were estimated. All countries showed improvements in tobacco control policies but Mexico and Peru showed the smallest improvements. In general, adolescents reduced their tobacco use, reported less exposure to smoking at home, more tobacco education, and more retailer refusals to sell them cigarettes. Adolescents reported smaller reductions in secondhand smoke exposure outside the home and no change in exposure to tobacco media/promotions. Pre-FCTC prevalence and relative changes during the post-FCTC period were more heterogeneous across cities than across countries. Despite overall improvements in tobacco policies and the decline in exposure to tobacco, policies related to media/promotions and secondhand smoke need strengthening. There was wide variation in adolescent exposure to tobacco between cities (within countries), which suggested major heterogeneity of policy implementation at the local level.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/20/7423population surveillancetobaccohealth policyLatin Americasmoking preventionadolescent behavior |
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Francisco-Javier Prado-Galbarro Amy H. Auchincloss Carolina Pérez-Ferrer Sharon Sanchez-Franco Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutierrez Adolescent Tobacco Exposure in 31 Latin American Cities before and after the Framework Convention for Tobacco Control International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health population surveillance tobacco health policy Latin America smoking prevention adolescent behavior |
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Francisco-Javier Prado-Galbarro Amy H. Auchincloss Carolina Pérez-Ferrer Sharon Sanchez-Franco Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutierrez |
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Adolescent Tobacco Exposure in 31 Latin American Cities before and after the Framework Convention for Tobacco Control |
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Adolescent Tobacco Exposure in 31 Latin American Cities before and after the Framework Convention for Tobacco Control |
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Adolescent Tobacco Exposure in 31 Latin American Cities before and after the Framework Convention for Tobacco Control |
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Adolescent Tobacco Exposure in 31 Latin American Cities before and after the Framework Convention for Tobacco Control |
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Adolescent Tobacco Exposure in 31 Latin American Cities before and after the Framework Convention for Tobacco Control |
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adolescent tobacco exposure in 31 latin american cities before and after the framework convention for tobacco control |
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
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Our objective was to describe the prevalence and changes in tobacco use and tobacco control policies in Latin American countries and cities before and after ratification of the 2003 Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). Country-level tobacco policy data came from reports on the global tobacco epidemic (World Health Organization, 2007–2014). Global Youth Tobacco Survey data, 2000–2011, came from six countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru), 31 cities and 132,065 students. Pre- and post-FCTC prevalence and relative changes were estimated. All countries showed improvements in tobacco control policies but Mexico and Peru showed the smallest improvements. In general, adolescents reduced their tobacco use, reported less exposure to smoking at home, more tobacco education, and more retailer refusals to sell them cigarettes. Adolescents reported smaller reductions in secondhand smoke exposure outside the home and no change in exposure to tobacco media/promotions. Pre-FCTC prevalence and relative changes during the post-FCTC period were more heterogeneous across cities than across countries. Despite overall improvements in tobacco policies and the decline in exposure to tobacco, policies related to media/promotions and secondhand smoke need strengthening. There was wide variation in adolescent exposure to tobacco between cities (within countries), which suggested major heterogeneity of policy implementation at the local level. |
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population surveillance tobacco health policy Latin America smoking prevention adolescent behavior |
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