Children and youth exposure to tobacco products In Ghana
Background and challenges to implementation Ghana Global Tobacco Youth Survey (2009) showed that 8.9% of students had ever smoked cigarettes and 12.5% currently use any tobacco product. Public Health Act 2012 bans tobacco advertisement close to school and children playing ground and sales to and by...
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doaj-e9e5476242ba464699fea20aec46a2a82020-11-25T02:44:21ZengEuropean PublishingTobacco Induced Diseases1617-96252018-03-0116110.18332/tid/8384883848Children and youth exposure to tobacco products In GhanaHajara Musah0Vision for Alternative Development (VALD), GhanaBackground and challenges to implementation Ghana Global Tobacco Youth Survey (2009) showed that 8.9% of students had ever smoked cigarettes and 12.5% currently use any tobacco product. Public Health Act 2012 bans tobacco advertisement close to school and children playing ground and sales to and by minors. The law has been violated. Cigarettes are sold closed to schools, children play ground and children buy and sell. Retailers are not aware of the laws. SDGs will not be achieved if children are not protected. The project sought to draw attention to the violations of the law and to ensure that children are protected from tobacco. Intervention or response Data were collected in some selected communities in Greater Accra targeting aged 15-18 years to ascertain the level of compliance to cigarette sales to and by minor and sales close to schools as enshrined in the law. Retailers and community members were interviewed. The findings of this exercise was shared with stakeholders. Results and lessons learnt Out of 10 retail shops, 7 indicated were not aware of the laws banning sales to and by minors and 3 knew about the law. 5 out of the 10 shops sells to children but enquires who sent them, 3 sell to children without enquiring and 2 do not sell to children. 7 out of the 10 shops sell close to schools and 3 do not. 6 out of 10 displays cigarette on the counter visible to children. Conclusions and key recommendations Community members were not aware of the law on tobacco control. School going children are exposed to tobacco. Retailers and community member have been sensitized on the tobacco law. Effort must be made to intensify awareness on the provisions of the law. Set-up taskforce to monitor compliance of the law. Conduct further research and findings on the children exposure to tobacco.http://www.journalssystem.com/tid/Children-and-youth-exposure-to-tobacco-products-In-Ghana,83848,0,2.htmlWCTOH |
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Background and challenges to implementation
Ghana Global
Tobacco Youth Survey (2009) showed that 8.9% of students had ever smoked cigarettes and 12.5% currently
use any tobacco product. Public Health Act
2012 bans tobacco advertisement close to school and children playing ground and
sales to and by minors. The law has been violated. Cigarettes are sold closed
to schools, children play ground and children buy and sell. Retailers are not
aware of the laws. SDGs will not be achieved if children are not protected.
The
project sought to draw attention to the violations of the law and to ensure
that children are protected from tobacco.
Intervention or response
Data were collected in some selected
communities in Greater Accra targeting aged 15-18 years to ascertain the level
of compliance to cigarette sales to and by minor and sales close to schools as
enshrined in the law. Retailers and community members were interviewed. The
findings of this exercise was shared with stakeholders.
Results and lessons learnt
Out of 10 retail
shops, 7 indicated were not aware of the laws banning sales to and by minors
and 3 knew about the law. 5 out of the 10 shops sells to children but enquires
who sent them, 3 sell to children without enquiring and 2 do not sell to
children. 7 out of the 10 shops sell close to schools and 3 do not. 6 out of 10
displays cigarette on the counter visible to children.
Conclusions and key recommendations
Community members were not aware of the law
on tobacco control. School going children are exposed to tobacco. Retailers and
community member have been sensitized on the tobacco law.
Effort must be made to intensify awareness on
the provisions of the law. Set-up taskforce to monitor compliance of the law.
Conduct further research and findings on the children exposure to tobacco. |
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