Contextual factors impacting WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control implementation in Africa-a scoping review.

ABSTRACT: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), tobacco use causes over 8 million deaths annually including 1.3 million due to second-hand exposure. Furthermore, data from the Tobacco Atlas show that the tobacco industry continues to target new markets in the WHO African region, one of two regions where absolute numbers of smokers continue to increase. Understanding context contributes to policy formulation and implementation ensuring relevance to a country's political economy. Focusing on the WHO African region, this scoping review (i) maps the extent of academic research examining contextual factors on the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) national-level implementation, and (ii) reports on contextual factors impacting the WHO FCTC implementation. Using a stepwise s

SUBMITTER: Bandara S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11579612 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature