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Tobacco control in the Russian Federation- a policy analysis

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Lunze, Karsten, Migliorini, Luigi·2013·BMC Public Health
DOI 10.1186/1471-2458-13-64PMC PMC3732080
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BACKGROUND: The Russian Federation (Russia) has one of the highest smoking rates in the world. The purpose of this study is to analyze past and current trends of the tobacco epidemic in the Russian Federation, review current tobacco control policy responses, and identify areas of opportunity for policy priorities. METHODS: We used a policy triangle as analytical framework to examine content, context, and processes of Russian tobacco control policy. The analysis was based on secondary data on supply and demand sides of the Russian tobacco epidemic, tobacco-related economic and health effects during Russia's economic transition, and compliance of Russian tobacco policy with international standards and regulations. RESULTS: Tobacco-promoting strategies have specifically targeted women and youth. Russia's approval of a "National Tobacco Control Concept" and draft for a comprehensive tobacco control bill increasingly align national legislature with the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). However, several structural and cultural factors represent substantial barriers to the policy process. The influence of transnational tobacco companies on policy processes in Russia has so far impeded a full implementation of the FCTC mandates. CONCLUSIONS: Several strategies have been identified as having the potential to reduce the prevalence of tobacco use in Russia and decrease tobacco-related national health and economic burden: adjusting national tobacco policy by raising tobacco tax from the current lowest level in Europe to at least 70%; consequent enforcement of a complete smoking ban in public places; marketing restrictions; and smoking cessation interventions integrated into primary care. Russia's tobacco control efforts need to target women and youths specifically to efficiently counter industry efforts.

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  • In Russia, prevalence among women has been increasing, and until recently, there were very few laws related to tobacco control.

    “in Russia, prevalence among women has been increasing, and, until recently, there were very few laws related to tobacco control.67”

    From Smoking prevalence and attributable disease burden in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 (2017) · cites this paper as [67]

    The Background reports that smoking prevalence among Russian women more than doubled between 1992 and 2003 and rose further afterward. The Policy process and policy actors section describes weak tobacco-control measures, but also identifies laws passed in 2001, 2006, and 2008; it does not establish that there were ‘very few’ laws until recently. Page numbers are unavailable in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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Authors
Lunze, K., & Migliorini, L.
Affiliations
Boston University (US)
Corresponding author
Lunze, Karsten
ORCID
Lunze, Karsten
Venue
BMC Public Health
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2013-01-23
Volume
13
Issue
1
Pages
64-64
ISSN
1471-2458 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1186/1471-2458-13-64
PMC
PMC3732080
OpenAlex
W2143793068
Cited by
47
References
52
Citations by year
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FWCI
2.32
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • BMC Public Health (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
School of Medicine, Boston University
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Public Health Policies and Education
Keywords
tobacco control, Russia, tobacco epidemic, Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, tobacco taxation, public smoking bans, tobacco marketing restrictions, smoking cessation interventions, economic transition, policy triangle
MeSH terms
Smoking Prevention, Adolescent, Adult, Female, Health Policy, Health Priorities, Humans, Male, National Health Programs, Product Labeling, Russia, Smoking, Smoking Cessation, Age Distribution, Sex Distribution, Tobacco Industry, Government Regulation, Social Marketing, Young Adult, Tobacco Products

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