effectiveness of tobacco control measures in reducing tobacco use among adolescents and young adults in anuradhapura, sri lanka

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waduarachchige don aruna shantha de silva national poison centre of malaysia, university sains malaysia, penang, malaysia and ministry of health, sri lanka

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background: sri lanka became a signatory to the who framework convention on tobacco control in september 2003 and ratified in november 2003. aiming to reduce tobacco burden in sri lanka, national authority on tobacco and alcohol act [nata] no. 27 was authorized in 2006. the objective of this study was to assess the behavioral changes related to tobacco use among adolescents and young adults following the exposure to tobacco control measures implemented by nata. methods: a cross-sectional survey was conducted from october 2011 to november 2011 among adolescent (13-19 years) and young adult (20-39 years) males in anuradhapura divisional secretary area in sri lanka. a self-administered questionnaire and focus group discussions were used for data collection. confounding factors were controlled by stratification and randomization. results: a total of 456 male respondents including 168 (37%) adolescents and 288 (63%) young adults participated in the study. among the ever smokers 66 (14 %) had already quitted smoking while 151 (33%) were current smokers. the majority of the respondents (95.4% of quitters and 88.0% of current smokers) were acquainted with the dangers of smoking through the mass media. among the current smokers and quitters, the knowledge on health risks of smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke was quite satisfactory. the current smokers as well as the quitters were well aware of the tobacco control measures. smokers as well as the non-smokers and quitters supported these measures. conclusion: tobacco control measures implemented by nata had a favorable influence on reducing tobacco burden among adolescents and young adults in sri lanka

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asia pacific journal of medical toxicology

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