Engagement of Indigenous peoples in commercial tobacco reform strategies: a scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The tobacco and nicotine industry fuels tobacco-related addiction, disease and death. Indigenous peoples experience a disproportionate burden of commercial tobacco-related morbidity and mortality. Over the past two decades, significant progress has been made in reducing smoking prevalence among Indigenous peoples; however, smoking remains a leading contributor to the burden of death and disease. This review will summarise evidence on commercial tobacco resistance and/or eradication strategies, including policy reforms, in relation to Indigenous peoples across Oceania, the Pacific Islands and North America.

Methods and analysis

This review will follow guidelines from the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Revi

SUBMITTER: Perusco AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12226939 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature