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Tobacco epidemic in Jordan: the time to act is now.
Al-Tammemi, Ala'a B.
  • Al-Tammemi AB; Department of Family and Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary.
Glob Health Promot ; 29(2): 97-101, 2022 06.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1902323
ABSTRACT
Tobacco use still represents a major threat to global public health and this calls for extensive efforts to control tobacco products and advocate harm-reduction policies. Recent global trends of prevalence rates in smoking are promising, as trajectories show a decline in all World Health Organization regions. Yet, this decline varies significantly at the national level. Jordan, as a country in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, has been in a long battle against tobacco. Despite that, the country is found to have one of the highest prevalence rates of tobacco use in the region and the world. Many challenges slow down effective and successful anti-tobacco policy implementation in Jordan, most notably cultural influences on smoking and the interference of the tobacco industry in tobacco policy making. Decision makers in Jordan should consider strengthening of anti-tobacco measures to avoid a public health catastrophe if tobacco use keeps rising at the current pace.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Tobacco Industry / Tobacco Products Type of study: Observational study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Glob Health Promot Journal subject: Education / Public Health Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: 17579759211026181

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Tobacco Industry / Tobacco Products Type of study: Observational study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Glob Health Promot Journal subject: Education / Public Health Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: 17579759211026181