A Comprehensive Qualitative Review of Studies Evaluating the Impact of Local US Laws Restricting the Sale of Flavored and Menthol Tobacco Products.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the quality of evidence on the effectiveness of local US laws restricting the sale of flavored tobacco products.

Methods

We conducted a systematic search and qualitative scoping review of English-language papers published through May 2020 that evaluated flavored tobacco sales policies implemented by US jurisdictions during 2010-2019. We constructed a conceptual model for flavored and menthol tobacco sales restriction outcomes, assigned GRADE quality of evidence ratings to policy outcomes evaluated through the included studies, and summarized factors that might explain weak or inconsistent findings.

Results

We found moderate to high quality of evidence associating policy implementation with reduced availability, marketing, and sales of policy-restr

SUBMITTER: Rogers T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8887583 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature