Tobacco pack display at hospitality venues after the introduction of standardised tobacco packaging in New Zealand: a field observation study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

In March 2018, New Zealand (NZ) introduced standardised tobacco packaging that also featured new pictorial warnings, with implementation completed by early June 2018. We evaluated how the new packaging affected tobacco pack displays in outdoor areas of hospitality venues.

Design

Before-and-after descriptive field observation study.

Setting

Central city area of the capital city of NZ (Wellington).

Participants

Observations of people smoking and tobacco packs were made at 56 hospitality venues with outdoor tables (2422 separate venue observations), after the introduction of standardised tobacco packaging. Comparisons were made with a prior study in the same setting, from a time when tobacco packaging still featured brand imagery.

Results

A total

SUBMITTER: Nee-Nee J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6731942 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature