Trend of Smuggled Cigarette Consumption in Tehran in the Last Two Decades.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Illicit tobacco trade is focused on Iran as a main target in the WHO's eastern Mediterranean region. Serial studies of Cigarette Packs Survey with same method were conducted in Tehran between 2003 and 2015 to evaluate consumed smuggled cigarettes. This study as the fourth Cigarette Packs Survey is designed to indicate the trends of illicit cigarette trade in Tehran in the last two decades.

Methods

A cross-sectional household study was carried out in early 2021 in Tehran on 3042 persons who smoked at least one daily cigarette for a year. The sampling method was like the sampling method used in three previous studies. Participants aged≥15 years were asked to reveal their current cigarette pack, which was either legal cigarettes (having governmental label); or illega

SUBMITTER: Heydari G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11904283 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature