Prevalence of tobacco use;
SEARO member state countries;
tobacco control;
world health organization;
framework convention on tobacco control;
STILLBIRTH;
WOMEN;
RISK;
D O I:
10.4103/0019-509X.107738
中图分类号:
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号:
100214 ;
摘要:
The 11 member states of WHOs South-East Asia Region share common factors of high prevalence of tobacco use, practice of several forms of tobacco use, increasing prevalence of tobacco use among the youth and women, link of tobacco use with poverty, and influence of tobacco advertisements in propagating the use of tobacco, especially among young girls and women. The effects of tobacco use are many-fold, leading to high morbidity and mortality rates as well as loss of gross domestic product (GDP) to respective countries. The WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia has been actively involved in curbing this menace essentially by way of assisting member states in implementing the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). This paper gives an overview of these activities and discusses the opportunities and challenges in implementing the FCTC and possible practical solutions.
机构:
Griffith Univ, Sch Humanities Languages & Social Sci, Nathan, Qld, Australia
Griffith Univ, Harry Gentle Resource Ctr, Nathan, Qld, AustraliaGriffith Univ, Sch Humanities Languages & Social Sci, Nathan, Qld, Australia
Ganter, Regina
[J].
INDIGENOUS MOBILITIES: ACROSS AND BEYOND THE ANTIPODES,
2018,
: 255
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279
机构:
Univ Nottingham, Int Higher Educ, Campus Ningbo, Ningbo, Zhejiang, Peoples R ChinaUniv Nottingham, Int Higher Educ, Campus Ningbo, Ningbo, Zhejiang, Peoples R China