The effect of price on cigarette consumption, distribution, and sale in Tehran: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Appropriate increases in tobacco taxes and prices are an essential component of comprehensive tobacco control strategies. This study investigates factors related to the use, sale, and distribution of cigarettes in Iran, focusing on the relationship between cigarette price and its consumption.

Methods

This interview-based qualitative study was conducted among 20 participants, including cigarette smokers, retail shop owners, large-scale distributors, and an expert in tobacco control research.

Results

Seven themes were extracted from participant interviews, including the type and price of cigarette, the best time to sell cigarettes, profits from the sale of cigarette, affordability, rise in cigarette price and smokers' reaction to it, lobbying and black-market

SUBMITTER: Golestan YP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8456583 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature