Pictorial Health Warnings on Cigarette Packages in Qatar: Preimplementation Awareness and Perceptions of Ever-Smokers Versus Never-Smokers

Awaisu, Ahmed; Hagi, Aisha; Ashour, Marwa; Kheir, Nadir

doi:10.1093/ntr/ntt059

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“…[4] In a study from Qatar, 55% and 67% of the urban population was found be aware of pictorial health warnings (PHWs) and text warnings respectively. [5] Acknowledging the lower literacy rate of the Indian population in rural areas, it can well be expected that the awareness levels will be lower. A Mexican study showed that having seen health warnings increased the awareness regarding even less well-known health risks of smoking.…”

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Awareness of health warnings and factors predicting awareness and perceived effectiveness of pictorial health warnings on tobacco products among adults in rural Puducherry, India

Majumdar

Kumar

Selvaraj

2017

J Edu Health Promot

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BACKGROUND:Limited information exists in India about the awareness and perception of the people regarding pictorial health warnings (PHWs) and text warnings on tobacco products, more so from rural areas. Objectives were to report the awareness of these warnings, factors predicting awareness and perceived effectiveness of PHWs, and understanding of their content in a rural population.MATERIALS AND METHODS:A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in two villages (chosen randomly out of total four) in the rural field practice area of a tertiary care teaching hospital in Puducherry. Households were selected by systematic random sampling. All persons ≥18 years and residing in the area for at least 6 months were included. Data regarding awareness and perception of participants was collected through a semi-structured interview schedule.RESULTS:A total of 428 participants were recruited; 197 (46%) were male, and 231 (54%) were female. The mean age of the participants was 38.9 (standard deviation 15.0) years. Awareness of PHWs and text warnings was 39.5% (169/428) and 21% (90/428), respectively. Only 11.2% participants perceived PHWs as effective. Most (45%) of the participants had a vague understanding of the content of PHWs. On multivariate logistic regression, male gender, current tobacco use, and better education emerged as predictors of greater awareness of PHWs. Extended family predicted greater perceived effectiveness of PHWs, whereas, high socioeconomic class and middle school completion predicted lower perceived effectiveness of PHWs.CONCLUSION:Awareness and perceived effectiveness of adults in rural Puducherry regarding PHWs were low. There is a need to create awareness through education and using meaningful, larger pictures.

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Awareness of health warnings and factors predicting awareness and perceived effectiveness of pictorial health warnings on tobacco products among adults in rural Puducherry, India

Majumdar

Kumar

Selvaraj

2017

J Edu Health Promot

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“…There has been a major political commitment to tobacco control in the GCC countries from a legislative perspective as well as a public health one (11)(12)(13)(14), but much more still needs to be done, particularly with regard to further public education and research (15,16). Sustaining such commitment is key to capitalizing on the progressive momentum which many of these countries are now experiencing.…”

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Tobacco control efforts in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries: achievements and challenges

Hassounah

Rawaf

Khoja

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East Mediterr Health J

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This paper reports a review into the current state of tobacco use, governance and national commitment for control, and current intervention frameworks in place to reduce the use of tobacco among the populations of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states and Yemen. It further reviews structured policy-oriented interventions (in line with the MPOWER package of 6 evidence-based tobacco control measures) that represent government actions to strengthen, implement and manage tobacco control programmes and to address the growing epidemic of tobacco use. Our findings show that tobacco control in the GCC countries has witnessed real progress over the past decades. These are still early days but they indicate steps in the right direction. Future investment in implementation and enforcement of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, production of robust tobacco control legislation and the establishment of universally available tobacco cessation services are essential to sustain and strengthen tobacco control in the GCC region.

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“…Moreover, it was found that pictorial health warnings on cigarette packages were significantly associated with increased awareness of smoking-related health hazards and behavior amendment. 17 Exposure to tobacco advertising, promotion, and sponsorship (TAPS) is found to be linked to the initiation and continuation of smoking among young individuals. The World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) recommends countries to prohibit all forms of TAPS.…”

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Molecular Screening for PTEN Gene Mutation Among Cigarette Smokers and Assessment of Knowledge of the Link Between Tobacco Use, and Cancer Among Saudi Population.

Alshammari¹

2017

UHOD

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Tobacco use accounts for at least 30% of all cancer deaths, and 87% of lung cancer deaths. Therefore, the aim of this study was to screen for Phosphatase and Tensin homolog (PTEN) gene mutation among cigarette smokers and to assess population awareness towards tobacco carcinogenicity among Saudi population. This is a cross-sectional survey involved 2099 Saudi civilians living in Northern Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). PTEN gene mutation molecular detection was performed for 100 tobacco users, DNA extracted from buccal cells. Out of the 2099, participants, 669/2099(31.8%) were smokers and 1430/2099 (68.2%) were non-smokers. Data regarding smoking type and status were available for 399 cases of whom, 229/399 (57.4%) were currently cigarette smokers, 36/399 (9.2%) were currently shisha smokers and 134/399 (33.6%) were ex-smokers. PTEN gene mutations were identified among two current smokers. Cigarette smoking is a public concern in KSA, which requires control strategies. There is no significant correlation between PTEN gene mutation and cigarette smoking. gen mutasyonları, halen sigara içmekte olan iki kişide tespit edildi. Sigara kullanımı Suudi Arabistan'da önemli halk sağlığı sorunudur ve kontrol stratejileri gerektirmektedir. PTEN gen mutasyonu ve sigara kullanımı arasında anlamlı bir korelasyon saptanmamıştır.

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Pictorial Health Warnings on Cigarette Packages in Qatar: Preimplementation Awareness and Perceptions of Ever-Smokers Versus Never-Smokers

Abstract: These findings suggest the needs for increased awareness about the value of PHWs and call for further research to determine the effectiveness of PHW labels on cigarette packages in Qatar and greater Middle Eastern region, where legislations on PHWs are still at infancy.

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Awareness of health warnings and factors predicting awareness and perceived effectiveness of pictorial health warnings on tobacco products among adults in rural Puducherry, India

Awareness of health warnings and factors predicting awareness and perceived effectiveness of pictorial health warnings on tobacco products among adults in rural Puducherry, India

Tobacco control efforts in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries: achievements and challenges

Molecular Screening for PTEN Gene Mutation Among Cigarette Smokers and Assessment of Knowledge of the Link Between Tobacco Use, and Cancer Among Saudi Population.

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