Table 3. Description of the WHO FCTC regulations in the study countries and their selected characteristics.
| WHO FCTC regulations | Number of countries (respondents) | Frequency (mean) | % (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ban covers display and visibility of tobacco products at point of sale | |||
| No | 30 | 107 371 | 65.0 |
| Yes | 18 | 57 928 | 35.0 |
| Ban covers internet (domestic and global) | |||
| No | 27 | 87 922 | 53.2 |
| Either or | 12 | 41 802 | 25.3 |
| Both | 9 | 35 575 | 21.5 |
| Ban covers product placement as means of advertisement or promotion | |||
| No | 21 | 75 537 | 45.7 |
| Yes | 27 | 89 762 | 54.3 |
| Ban covers depiction of tobacco or tobacco use in entertainment media products | |||
| No | 25 | 86 961 | 52.6 |
| Yes | 23 | 78 338 | 47.4 |
| Strength of additional TAPS measures* | 48 (165 299) | (2.5) | (2.1) |
| Article 12 score† | 47 (163 804) | (9.5) | (4.3) |
| Article 8, 11 and 16 scores‡ | 44 (159 296) | (32.6) | (13.6) |
| Affordability of cigarettes | 45 (161 838) | (8.7) | (16.2) |
| Tobacco growing | |||
| No | 29 | 93 161 | 59.6 |
| Yes | 17 | 63 154 | 40.4 |
| World Bank country income group | |||
| Low income (Cambodia, Togo) | 2 | 7633 | 4.6 |
| Lower middle income (Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Congo, Georgia, Ghana, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mauritania, Moldova, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Ukraine, Vanuatu) | 14 | 57 179 | 34.6 |
| Upper middle income (Ecuador, Fiji, Grenada, Iraq, Jamaica, Macedonia, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Romania, Serbia, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Tunisia, Venezuela) | 18 | 63 504 | 38.4 |
| High income (Antigua and Barbuda, Brunei Darussalam, Cook Island, Croatia, Czech Republic, Italy, Latvia, Niue, Oman, Poland, Qatar, San Marino, Slovakia, Trinidad and Tobago) | 14 | 36 983 | 22.4 |
| WHO region | |||
| Africa | 5 | 23 858 | 14.4 |
| The Americas | 13 | 44 276 | 26.8 |
| The Eastern Mediterranean | 4 | 9287 | 5.6 |
| Europe | 14 | 53 540 | 32.4 |
| The Western Pacific | 12 | 34 338 | 20.8 |
*
Tobacco sponsorship of advertisement, promotion, international events or activities, contributions from tobacco companies and cross-border advertising, range between 0 and 5.
†
Educational and public awareness programmes, range between 0 and 15.
‡
Protections from exposure to tobacco smoke, packaging and labelling and sales to and by minors, range between 0 and 55.
TAPS, tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship; WHO FCTC, WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.