Tobacco price increase and consumption behaviour among male smokers in Saudi Arabia: a community-based study.
Background: Saudi Arabia doubled its tobacco tax in June 2017. Aims: To examine the association between an increase in tobacco prices and consumption behaviour among current male smokers in Riyadh. Methods: We conducted a community-based study using a self-administered questionnaire distributed to c...
| Publicado en: | Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal Vol. 26; no. 12; pp. 1518 - 1525 |
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World Health Organization
Dec2020
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=147546282&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 147546282 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 10203397 Z0U jtl: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal issn: 10203397 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Dec2020 vid: 26 iid: 12 pid: 437 pub: World Health Organization artinfo: ui: 147546282 147546282 147546282 10.26719/emhj.20.066 147546282 ppf: 1518 ppct: 7 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Tobacco price increase and consumption behaviour among male smokers in Saudi Arabia: a community-based study. aug: au: Al-Tannir, Mohamad Abu-Shaheen, Amani Altannir, Youssef Altannir, Mustafa affil: Research Monitoring Department, Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia sug: subj: Tobacco Products Economics Tobacco Products Utilization Smoking Consumer Attitudes Human Male Adolescence Adult Middle Age Aged Aged, 80 and Over Saudi Arabia Questionnaires Descriptive Statistics Tobacco Products Legislation and Jurisprudence Taxes Legislation and Jurisprudence Socioeconomic Factors Health Status Smoking Cessation Employment Status Adolescent: 13-18 years Adult: 19-44 years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Aged: 65+ years Aged, 80 & over Male ab: Background: Saudi Arabia doubled its tobacco tax in June 2017. Aims: To examine the association between an increase in tobacco prices and consumption behaviour among current male smokers in Riyadh. Methods: We conducted a community-based study using a self-administered questionnaire distributed to current male smokers aged 15+ years in Riyadh in 2018. The survey included questions on sociodemographic characteristics, tobacco consumption and self-reported chronic health conditions. Results: A total of 1481 participants were included in the final data analysis. After the tobacco tax was doubled, 25.6% of the participants reduced their cigarette consumption and 1.0% quit smoking. The average daily cigarette consumption after enforcing the tobacco tax [19.77, standard deviation (SD) 10.7], was statistically significantly lower than before taxation (21.19, SD 10.8) (P < 0.0001). The calculated price elasticity of demand was -0.20 (inelastic). Employment status (P = 0.002) and per capita gross domestic product purchasing power parity (P = 0.001) were the only statistically significant factors associated with the change in smoking habits. Conclusions: Increasing tobacco prices reduced tobacco consumption by 26.6% among Saudi Arabian male smokers. Contexte : L'Arabie saoudite a doublé sa taxe sur le tabac en juin 2017. Objectifs : Examiner le lien entre la hausse du prix du tabac et les comportements de consommation des fumeurs masculins à Riyad. Méthodes : En 2018, nous avons mené une enquête en communauté à Riyad en distribuant un questionnaire autoadministré à des fumeurs masculins âgés de 15 ans et plus. L'enquête comprenait des questions sur les caractéristiques sociodémographiques, la consommation de tabac et les maladies chroniques autodéclarées. Résultats : Au total, 1 481 participants ont été pris en compte dans l'analyse finale des données. Après le doublement de la taxe sur le tabac, 25,6 % des participants ont réduit leur consommation de cigarettes et 1,0 % ont cessé de fumer. La consommation quotidienne moyenne de cigarettes après l'imposition de la taxe sur le tabac (19,77 ; écart type : 10,7) était, d'un point de vue statistique, significativement plus faible qu'avant son imposition (21,19 ; écart type : 10,8) (p < 0,0001). L'élasticité-prix de la demande était de -0,20 (inélastique). Le statut professionnel (p = 0,002) et le produit intérieur brut par habitant mesuré en parité de pouvoir d'achat (p = 0,001) ont été les seuls facteurs statistiquement significatifs associés au changement des habitudes tabagiques. Conclusions : La hausse des prix a réduit de 26,6 % la consommation de tabac des fumeurs masculins saoudiens. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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