University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Asia Pac J Public Health. 2011 Jan;23(1):70-8. doi: 10.1177/1010539510390925.
Tobacco consumption is a major contributor to the burden of chronic noncommunicable disease within the Pacific region. Low and lower-middle income countries are acutely vulnerable to exploitation by the tobacco industry as they often lack the resources and capacity to implement protective tobacco control policies. The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, which has been signed by 14 Pacific Island Countries and Territories, was introduced in 2004 to guide the priorities for tobacco control policy implementation. Legislation, tobacco industry documents, and peer-reviewed journals were evaluated to assess the current status of tobacco advertising bans of the 8 low and lower-middle income countries within the Pacific region.
identified that of the 8 Pacific countries reviewed, 3 had comprehensive tobacco advertising bans that prohibit tobacco advertisements in 5 to 7 forms of media, and the remaining 5 countries have weak tobacco advertising bans that provide no protection for youth against tobacco advertising. This research reveals the need for resources to support the introduction of effective policies around tobacco advertising in the low and lower-middle income countries within the Pacific region.
目的：烟草消费是太平洋地区慢性非传染性疾病负担的主要因素。低收入和中低收入国家极易受到烟草业的剥削，因为它们往往缺乏资源和能力来实施保护性的烟草控制政策。《烟草控制框架公约》于 2004 年签署，旨在指导烟草控制政策实施的优先事项，该公约已被 14 个太平洋岛国和地区签署。评估立法、烟草业文件和同行评议期刊，以评估 8 个太平洋地区低收入和中低收入国家目前的烟草广告禁令状况。
结果：在所审查的 8 个太平洋国家中，有 3 个国家全面禁止烟草广告，禁止在 5 至 7 种媒体形式上做烟草广告，其余 5 个国家的烟草广告禁令薄弱，没有为青少年提供任何保护，使其免受烟草广告的影响。这项研究表明，需要资源支持在太平洋地区低收入和中低收入国家引入有效的烟草广告政策。
