Tobacco endgame policies: an analysis of preferred strategies and support levels in a sample from Qatar
Aisha Al-Naimi, Khadiga Elsayed, Marwa Alharoon, Fatma Al-Obaidli, Hissa Almuraikhi, Amaal Osman, Reem Al-Rashdi, Mujahed Shraim, Mohammed Al-Hamdani

TL;DR
This study explores preferences and support for tobacco endgame policies in Qatar, revealing differences based on sex and tobacco use status.
Contribution
The study provides new insights into the interactive association of sex and tobacco use status with policy support in the Middle East.
Findings
Males and current users prefer standardized packages, while females prefer nicotine reduction.
Never users prefer tax increases, import bans, and flavor bans.
Never and past users show higher support for tobacco endgame policies than current users.
Abstract
There is limited evidence on preferences for tobacco endgame policies and support levels for them in the Middle East. Further, no studies on the interactive association of sex and tobacco use status with support levels exist to date. To examine preferred tobacco endgame strategies and levels of support in a Qatari sample. A convenience sample of adults (N = 372; 73.3% females) completed a cross sectional survey. Preferences for strategies were assessed by demographic variables using chi-square tests and levels of support were compared by sex and tobacco use status while adjusting for other factors using bootstrapped regression. Males and current tobacco users prefer standardized packages, females prefer nicotine reduction policies, and never tobacco users prefer tax increases, import bans, bans for minors and adults, and flavor bans. Never and past tobacco users reported higher…
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Taxonomy
TopicsGlobal Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
