Prevalence of smuggled and foreign cigarette use in Tehran, 2009

BACKGROUND: Iran is one of two main target markets for tobacco smuggling in the WHO's Eastern Mediterranean Region. The Iranian government has a local tobacco monopoly but there is high demand for international brands. Informal reports show about 20% of cigarette consumption is smuggled brands....

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Autores principales: Heydari, Gholamreza, Tafti, Saeid Fallah, Telischi, Firouzeh, Joossens, Luk, Hosseini, Mostafa, Masjedi, Mohammadreza, Ghafari, Mostafa
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Group 2010
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Research Paper
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2978928/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20876076
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/tc.2009.033191
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Iran is one of two main target markets for tobacco smuggling in the WHO's Eastern Mediterranean Region. The Iranian government has a local tobacco monopoly but there is high demand for international brands. Informal reports show about 20% of cigarette consumption is smuggled brands. This pack survey study is the first in Iran to gather validated information on use of smuggled cigarettes. METHODS: A randomized cross-sectional household survey in Tehran in 2008–2009 of 1540 smokers aged 16–90 (83% men) was performed, including interviewer checking of cigarette packs. RESULTS: In all, 20.9% of cigarettes and 6.7% of domestic branded cigarettes were smuggled. A total of 60.1% of smokers preferred foreign cigarettes. There was no significant difference between consumption of illegal cigarettes by sex. (Fisher exact test p=0.61) Use of smuggled cigarettes was higher among younger smokers (p=0.01) CONCLUSIONS: Use of illegal cigarettes is high. Tobacco control laws outlawing their sale are not being enforced.

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