ウルグアイのたばこ対策キャンペーン:人口ベースの傾向分析
Winston Abascal1, Elba Esteves, Beatriz Goja
1National Programme for Tobacco Control, Ministry of Public Health, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Lancet (London, England)
|September 18, 2012
まとめ
ウルグアイの禁煙キャンペーンは,青少年と成人の間で,タバコの消費とタバコの使用を大幅に削減しました. これらの発見は,公衆衛生における包括的なたばこ対策の有効性を示しています.
科学分野:
- 公衆衛生は公衆衛生である.
- エピデミオロジー エピデミオロジー
- 健康政策 保健政策 保健政策
背景:
- ウルグアイは2005年から全面的な禁煙対策を実施した.
- この研究では,ウルグアイの全国的なタバコ対策キャンペーンの影響を評価しています.
研究 の 目的:
- ウルグアイの禁煙キャンペーンの効果を評価する.
- 制御国と比較して,ウルグアイにおけるタバコの消費と普及の動向を分析する.
主な方法:
- ウルグアイとアルゼンチン (コントロール) を比較した人口ベースの傾向分析.
- 税務記録を用いた1人当たりのタバコ消費量の評価.
- 学校と世帯の調査を通じて,青少年と成人のタバコ使用率を測定した.
主要な成果:
- ウルグアイは年間4.3%のタバコ消費減少 (2005年~2011年) を記録し,アルゼンチンは0.6%の増加を記録した.
- ウルグアイ (2003年-09年) の青少年におけるタバコ使用率は年間8.0%減少し,アルゼンチンでは2.5%減少した.
- ウルグアイ (2005年~2011年) の成人喫煙率は年間3.3%減少し,アルゼンチンでは1.7%減少した.
結論:
- ウルグアイの全面的なタバコ対策キャンペーンは,タバコの使用を大幅に前例のない形で減少させました.
- 低所得国や中所得国における同様の削減は,世界のたばこ関連疾患負担に大きく影響する可能性がある.
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