Tobacco control partnership capacity: An overview and comparison of 18 European partnerships.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In most countries, public health partnerships exist to advance national tobacco control. We assessed characteristics related to tobacco control partnership capacity across Europe.

Methods

We developed a tool to assess partnership characteristics related to their theoretical capacity to influence policy. The tool was based on an existing framework in the literature, which we adapted for the tobacco control field, through an expert panel, insights from the literature and pilot tests. The tool consists of three dimensions: resources (8 items), member characteristics (2 items), and organizational characteristics (8 items) and was administered to 18 European partnerships across 17 European countries in 2019.

Results

Whereas several characteristics likely relat

SUBMITTER: Willemsen MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8135572 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature