Open AccessAssessment of Tobacco Control Policy Instruments, Status and Effectiveness in Africa: A Systematic Literature Review
Author(s) -
George N. Chidimbah Munthali,
Wu Xuelian,
Muhammad Rizwan,
Gama Rivas Daru,
Yu Shi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
risk management and healthcare policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.828
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1179-1594
DOI - 10.2147/rmhp.s311551
Subject(s) - tobacco control , scopus , tobacco industry , language change , inclusion (mineral) , political science , systematic review , consumption (sociology) , convention , environmental health , business , medicine , public health , medline , social science , art , nursing , literature , sociology , law
The tobacco industry has for decades been associated with environmental damage, health-related diseases, human rights violations and corruption issues. The World Health Organisation formulated the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control with the aim of controlling tobacco production and consumption. Most of the countries on the continent of Africa were also the target of the framework given the high importation and use of tobacco products. The main aim of this study was to find out the current status of tobacco control policies and their effectiveness in Africa.