A decade of tobacco control: The South African case of politics, health policy, health promotion and behaviour change
Author(s) -
Priscilla Reddy,
Shamagonam James,
Ronel Sewpaul,
Derek Yach,
Ken Resnicow,
Sibusiso Sifunda,
Zanele Mthembu,
Anthony Mbewu
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
south african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.527
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 2078-5135
pISSN - 0256-9574
DOI - 10.7196/samj.6910
Subject(s) - tobacco control , medicine , environmental health , smoking prevalence , promotion (chess) , health promotion , cigarette smoking , tobacco use , government (linguistics) , public health , population , politics , nursing , linguistics , philosophy , political science , law
The South African (SA) government has implemented comprehensive tobacco control measures in line with the requirements of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. The effect of these measures on smoking prevalence and smoking-related attitudes, particularly among young people, is largely unknown.
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