Tobacco Prevention and Control Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
East Mediterr Health J. 2020 Jan 30;26(1):9-17. doi: 10.26719/2020.26.1.9.
In 2008, the World Health Organization (WHO) introduced a package of measures including 6 main policies (MPOWER) to control tobacco use.
This study aimed to perform a quantitative analysis of MPOWER in the WHO regions.
This cross-sectional study collected information in summer 2018 using pages 136-149 of the 2017 MPOWER report and a validated check list with 10 criteria, with a possible maximum score of 37. The scores were summed and presented in descending order for the 6 WHO regions.
The highest mean score was recorded by the European Region (26.41), followed by: South-East Asia Region (25), Western Pacific Region (24.88), Region of the Americas (22.05), Eastern Mediterranean Region (21.40) and African Region (17.40). There were significant differences (P < 0.05) in the means.
Although many efforts have been made in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, many challenges to policy implementation and enforcement remain compared with other regions, and require urgent action by governments in the Region.
2008 年,世界卫生组织(WHO)推出了一揽子措施,包括 6 项主要政策(MPOWER)以控制烟草使用。
本研究旨在对世卫组织各区域的 MPOWER 进行定量分析。
本横断面研究于 2018 年夏季使用 2017 年 MPOWER 报告第 136-149 页以及经过验证的带有 10 项标准的检查表收集信息,可能的最高得分为 37 分。得分累加并按降序排列,给出 6 个世卫组织区域的得分。
欧洲区域的平均得分最高(26.41),其次是:东南亚区域(25),西太平洋区域(24.88),美洲区域(22.05),东地中海区域(21.40)和非洲区域(17.40)。各区域间均值存在显著差异(P < 0.05)。
尽管在地中海东部区域已经做出了许多努力,但与其他区域相比,政策实施和执行方面仍然存在许多挑战,需要该区域各国政府采取紧急行动。