Adolescent Tobacco Exposure in 31 Latin American Cities before and after the Framework Convention for Tobacco Control.

ABSTRACT: Our objective was to describe the prevalence and changes in tobacco use and tobacco control policies in Latin American countries and cities before and after ratification of the 2003 Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). Country-level tobacco policy data came from reports on the global tobacco epidemic (World Health Organization, 2007-2014). Global Youth Tobacco Survey data, 2000-2011, came from six countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru), 31 cities and 132,065 students. Pre- and post-FCTC prevalence and relative changes were estimated. All countries showed improvements in tobacco control policies but Mexico and Peru showed the smallest improvements. In general, adolescents reduced their tobacco use, reported less exposure to smoking at home, more tobacco educ

SUBMITTER: Prado-Galbarro FJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7601699 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature