UK Centre for Tobacco Control Studies, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
J Public Health (Oxf). 2010 Sep;32(3):372-8. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdq035. Epub 2010 May 18.
The carcinogenicity of chewing tobacco is well established. It is predominantly used by the South Asian community in England. Little is known about the accessibility of the products available for use in England.
Wards with high proportions or numbers of residents from the South Asian community were identified using 2001 Census data. Within each ward product purchasers identified retail outlets and purchased chewing tobacco products from them.
Chewing tobacco products were found in a broad variety of premises in all but one ward, and were easily accessible. Ninety-eight products were identified and purchased with a mean price of pound1.82. Of the ninety four pre-packaged products purchased only 15% (95% CI: 8%, 22%) complied with legal health warning requirements.
The study indicates the need to improve compliance with legal controls and enforcement to protect the South Asian community from health risks associated with chewing tobacco products.
咀嚼烟草具有致癌性，这一点已得到充分证实。咀嚼烟草在英国主要为南亚社区使用。目前，有关英国可用产品的可及性知之甚少。
利用 2001 年人口普查数据确定南亚社区居民比例或数量较高的病房。在每个病房内，产品购买者确定零售点，并从这些零售点购买咀嚼烟草产品。
在除一个病房外的所有病房中，都能在广泛的场所发现咀嚼烟草产品，并且很容易获得。共发现并购买了 98 种产品，平均价格为 1.82 英镑。在所购买的 94 种预包装产品中，只有 15%（95%CI：8%，22%）符合法律健康警告要求。
该研究表明，需要加强对法律控制和执法的遵守，以保护南亚社区免受咀嚼烟草产品带来的健康风险。
