Impact of UK Tobacco Control Policies on Inequalities in Youth Smoking Uptake: A Natural Experiment Study | Zendy

Philip Emeka Anyanwu | Zendy; Peter Craig | Zendy; Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi | Zendy; Michael J. Green | Zendy

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Impact of UK Tobacco Control Policies on Inequalities in Youth Smoking Uptake: A Natural Experiment Study

Author(s) -

Philip Emeka Anyanwu,

Peter Craig,

Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi,

Michael J. Green

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

nicotine and tobacco research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.338

H-Index - 113

eISSN - 1469-994X

pISSN - 1462-2203

DOI - 10.1093/ntr/ntaa101

Subject(s) - legislation , tobacco control , confidence interval , odds ratio , inequality , demography , odds , tobacco smoke , youth smoking , medicine , public health , natural experiment , environmental health , political science , logistic regression , law , sociology , mathematical analysis , nursing , mathematics , pathology

UK countries implemented smoke-free public places legislation and increased the legal age for tobacco purchase from 16 to 18 years between 2006 and 2008. We evaluated the immediate and long-term impacts of these UK policy changes on youth smoking uptake and inequalities therein.

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