title: A survey of tobacco dependence treatment guidelines in 121 countries.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report progress among Parties to the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) in developing national tobacco treatment guidelines in accordance with FCTC Article 14 guideline recommendations.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Electronic survey from December 2011 to August 2012; participants were asked to complete either an online or attached Microsoft Word questionnaire.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred and sixty-three of the 173 Parties to the FCTC at the time of our survey.
  
  
  METHODS
  The 51-item questionnaire contained 30 items specifically on guidelines. Questions covered the areas of guidelines writing process, content, key recommendations and other characteristics.
  
  
  RESULTS
  One hundred and twenty-one countries (73%) responded. Fifty-three countries (44%) had guidelines, ranging from 75% among high-income countries to 11% among low-income countries. Nearly all guidelines recommended brief advice (93%), intensive specialist support (93%) and medications (96%), while 66% recommended quitlines. Fifty-seven percent had a dissemination strategy, 76% stated funding source and 68% had professional endorsement.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Fewer than half of the Parties to the WHO FCTC have developed national tobacco treatment guidelines, but, where guidelines exist, they broadly follow FCTC Article 14 guideline recommendations.
authors: UK Centre for Tobacco Control Studies, Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK. mcxhp@nottingham.ac.uk
authors: Hembadoon
authors: H
authors: Piné-Abata
authors: Ann
authors: A
authors: McNeill
authors: Martin
authors: M
authors: Raw
authors: Asaf
authors: A
authors: Bitton
authors: Nancy
authors: N
authors: Rigotti
authors: Rachael
authors: R
authors: Murray
mesh_terms: D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003906:Developing Countries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: Article 14; Article 14 guidelines; FCTC; national treatment guidelines; survey; tobacco dependence treatment