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المؤلفAbu-Rmeileh, Niveen M E
المؤلفKhader, Yousef Saleh
المؤلفAbdul Rahim, Hanan
المؤلفMostafa, Aya
المؤلفNakkash, Rima T
المؤلفHamadeh, Randah R
المؤلفBen Romdhane, Habiba
المؤلفSalloum, Ramzi George
تاريخ الإتاحة2023-09-06T05:27:56Z
تاريخ النشر2022
اسم المنشورTobacco Control
المصدرScopus
الرقم المعياري الدولي للكتاب9644563
معرّف المصادر الموحدhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-056539
معرّف المصادر الموحدhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/47250
الملخصTobacco use is the leading cause of preventable mortality worldwide, projected to claim 1 billion lives in the twenty-first century.1 Tobacco prevalence rates are expected to decrease across all the WHO regions by 2025 as a result of tobacco control efforts. However, the smallest decline is projected in the Eastern Mediterranean region (EMR)—from 33.3% in 2020 to 31.0% in 2025—making it almost certain that the region will not achieve WHO’s 30% relative reduction target by 2025.1 The EMR includes 22 member states, with a total population of nearly 680 million that is diverse in terms of demographic, geographic, political and socioeconomic characteristics. The EMR has a history of conflict and protracted political and humanitarian crises. These unstable conditions, in addition to underdeveloped public health systems,2 have undermined tobacco control efforts and contributed to the persistence of weak tobacco regulatory environments across countries in the region.3 Moreover, about one-third of the region’s population is between the ages of 15 and 29 years,4 representing a critical subgroup particularly susceptible to tobacco marketing. According to WHO estimates in 2021,1 the age-standardised current tobacco smoking prevalence among individuals aged 15 years or older in the region ranged from 8.1% in Oman to 35.0% in Jordan and Lebanon. Among men, the rates were highest in Jordan (57.1%), Egypt (47.6%), Tunisia (45.4%) and Lebanon (41.63%), and lowest in Oman (16.0%). Prevalence of tobacco smoking is markedly lower among women, ranging from 0.3% in Oman to 28.2% in Lebanon and 12.9% in Jordan (online supplemental table).1 Waterpipe tobacco smoking has spread rapidly in the region over the past three decades, especially among young people in the region.5 Although waterpipe smoking prevalence is higher among men in most EMR countries, the gender gap is smaller than that for cigarette smoking.5 Various factors have contributed to the rise in waterpipe smoking rates, including the introduction of flavoured tobacco, the perception of reduced harm and addiction relative to cigarette smoking, and inadequate policies and regulations addressing waterpipe smoking.6
راعي المشروعFunding This work was funded in part by the International Development Research Centre in partnership with Cancer Research UK (Grant number 108821).
اللغةen
الناشرBMJ Publishing Group
الموضوعglobal health
low/middle income country
public policy
surveillance and monitoring
العنوانTobacco control in the Eastern Mediterranean region: implementation progress and persisting challenges
النوعArticle Review
الصفحات150-152
رقم العدد2
رقم المجلد31
dc.accessType Open Access


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