Effect of relative income price on smoking initiation among adolescents in Ghana: evidence from pseudo-longitudinal data.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Many smokers initiate smoking during adolescence. Making tobacco products less affordable is one of the best ways to control tobacco use. Studies on the effect of relative income price (RIP (ie, affordability)) of cigarettes on smoking initiation are scarce in low-income and middle-income countries, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa where data are limited. The goal of this study is to examine the effect of cigarette RIP on adolescent smoking initiation in Ghana.

Setting

The study uses a pseudo-longitudinal data set constructed from the Global Youth Tobacco Surveys (GYTS (2000-2009 and 2017)) and RIP for the most sold cigarette brand in Ghana.

Participants

The GYTS is a national survey on adolescents.

Primary and secondary outcome

Effect of RIP on adole

SUBMITTER: Boachie MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8928287 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature