Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Compliance with tobacco advertising and promotion laws at points-of-sale in Ethiopia: an observational study in 10 cities. |
| Authors: |
Deressa, Wakgari1 (AUTHOR) deressaw@gmail.com, Hirpa, Selamawit1 (AUTHOR), Argefa, Terefe Gelibo2,3 (AUTHOR), Kifle, Awgichew1 (AUTHOR), Kassa, Selam Abraham2 (AUTHOR), Kitonyo-Devotsu, Rachel2 (AUTHOR), Awuor, Winnie2 (AUTHOR), Mdege, Noreen Dadirai4,5 (AUTHOR) |
| Source: |
BMC Public Health. 7/22/2024, Vol. 24 Issue 1, p1-12. 12p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*ADVERTISING laws, *CITIES & towns, *CIGARETTE packaging, *TOBACCO, *STREET vendors |
| Geographic Terms: |
ETHIOPIA, ADDIS Ababa (Ethiopia) |
| Abstract: |
Background: Ethiopia enacted a comprehensive tobacco control law in 2019, which bans tobacco advertising and promotion activities. However, compliance with these laws at points-of-sale (PoS) has not been studied, resulting in a lack of research evidence on how the regulations are implemented. The purpose of the study was to assess compliance with tobacco advertising and promotion laws at PoS in 10 cities in Ethiopia. Methods: Multi-stage cluster sampling was used to select 1468 PoS (supermarkets, minimarkets, merchandise stores, regular shops, permanent kiosks, khat shops, street vendors, and food and drink wholesalers). Data were collected using standardized observational checklists. Tobacco advertising and promotion indicators were used to compute indoor and outdoor compliance. Poisson regression models with log link function and robust variance were used to assess factors associated with open display of cigarette packages and indoor non-compliance. Results: The average indoor compliance rate was 92.9% (95% CI:92.3–93.5). Supermarkets had the highest compliance (99.7%), while permanent kiosks showed the lowest compliance (89.8%). The highest average indoor compliance was observed at PoS in Addis Ababa (98.0%). About 60% of PoS were fully compliant in indoors. Indoor open display of cigarette packages was prevalent (32.5%, 95% CI:30.0-35.1). The average outdoor compliance was 99.6% (95% CI:99.5–99.7). Outdoor full compliance was 96.5%. Open display of cigarettes was significantly higher in permanent kiosks (adjusted prevalence ratio (adjPR) 6.73; 95% CI: 3.96–11.42), regular shops (adjPR 5.16; 95% CI: 3.05–8.75), and khat shops (adjPR 2.06; 95% CI: 1.11–3.83), while indoor non-compliance was significantly higher in these same types of PoS. Conclusions: While outdoor compliance rates were relatively high, the lower indoor compliance rates particularly due to the high prevalence of open cigarette package displays indicates a major area for improvement in enforcing anti-tobacco advertising and promotion laws. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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