Implementing smoke-free policies in low- and middle-income countries: A brief review and research agenda.

ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION:Some low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) struggle to implement smoke-free policies. We sought to review the academic and gray literature, and propose a research agenda to improve implementation of smoke-free policies and make them more effective in LMICs. METHODS:We reviewed 10 databases for variations of ('implementation' /'enforcement' /'compliance') and ('smoke-free' /'ban' /'restriction') and ('tobacco' /'smoking'). We also reviewed cited sources and the gray literature including non-governmental organization reports.We included articles that described problems that arose, attempted solutions, lessons learned, and research questions posed regarding smoke-free policy implementation in LMICs. We excluded studies of high-income countries, institution-level implementation

SUBMITTER: Byron MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6770618 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature