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INTRODUCTION:Sri Lanka became a signatory to the WHO Frame Work Convention on Tobacco Control in September 2003, and this was ratified in November 2003. With a view to reduce the use of tobacco in Sri Lanka, the National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol Act (NATA) No. 27 of 2006 was implemented. AIM:To assess the behavior changes related to tobacco use among adolescents and young adults following exposure to tobacco control measures were implemented by NATA. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A case-control study was conducted on 42 adolescent (aged 13-19 years) and 156 young adult (aged 20-39 years) men living in Anuradhapura Divisional Secretary area in Sri Lanka. Cases (current quitters) and controls (current smokers) were compared to ascertain the outcome following the exposure to tobacco control measures. A self-administered questionnaire and focus group discussions were used to ascertain the exposure status in cases and controls. Confounding was controlled by stratification and randomization. Univariate analysis was performed by Backward Stepwise (Likelihood Ratio) method. RESULTS:Among 198 respondents, 66 (27.3% adolescents and 72.7% young adults) were quitters, while 132 smokers (18.2% adolescents and 81.8% young adults) were current smokers. Exposure to the anti-smoking media messages revealed that TV was the strongest media that motivated smokers to quit smoking. Majority (66%) of cases and control were not exposed to tobacco promotion advertisements, while 47% of the cases and 50% of the control had never seen tobacco advertisements during community events. All cases (66) as well as 89% (118) of the control had not noticed competitions or prizes sponsored by tobacco industry during last year ( P = 0.13). CONCLUSION:Tobacco control measures implemented by NATA had a favorable influence on behavior change related to smoking among quitters and current smokers.
journal_name
Indian J Cancerjournal_title
Indian journal of cancerauthors
De Silva WD,Sinha DN,Kahandawaliyanag Adoi
10.4103/0019-509X.107753subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2012-10-01 00:00:00pages
438-42issue
4eissn
0019-509Xissn
1998-4774pii
IndianJournalofCancer_2012_49_4_438_107753journal_volume
49pub_type
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2000-03-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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