title: Tobacco control in developing countries: Tanzania, Nepal, China, and Thailand as examples.
abstract: This paper illustrates case studies of four developing countries and compares them as to relative advancement in tobacco control as prescribed by the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. Tobacco-control efforts first seem to involve assessment of tobacco use prevalence and passage of tobacco-control legislation (e.g., warning labels). Tanzania, Nepal, and China serve as examples. Eventually, an integrated tobacco-control stance that demonstrates several cycles of tobacco-control activities occurs, as is shown in Thailand. Through these case studies, one can achieve a sense of the direction of progress in tobacco control in developing countries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research, University of Southern California, Alhambra, CA 91803-4737, USA. ssussma@usc.edu
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sussman
authors.forename: Pallav
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pokhrel
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Black
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kohrman
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hamann
authors.forename: Prakit
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vateesatokit
authors.forename: Stephen E D
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Nsimba
mesh_terms: D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003906:Developing Countries; D006801:Humans; D009390:Nepal / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D016540:Smoking Cessation; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D013636:Tanzania / Q000453:epidemiology; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology