Table 3.
Themes and Subthemes Identified
| Themes | Subthemes |
|---|---|
| Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) and national polices | • Knowledge of FCTC |
| • Awareness of national tobacco polices | |
| • Coverage of FCTC in national polices and legislation | |
| Public smoking (smoke-free policy) | • Implementation |
| • Lack of awareness of health risks and legislation | |
| • Weak enforcement | |
| Tax and illicit trade | Achievements |
| • Tax increase plan | |
| • Increasing revenue | |
| • Decreasing volume of importation | |
| Challenges | |
| • Price and affordability | |
| • Cheaper brands and products | |
| • Porous borders and country geography | |
| • Customs challenges | |
| Mass media | • Need for public awareness |
| • Enabling factors | |
| • Lack of resources | |
| Advertisement and promotion | Achievements |
| • Success in enforcement | |
| • High level of compliance | |
| Challenges | |
| • Indirect form of advertisement | |
| • Ongoing sponsorship | |
| Access | • Sales to minors |
| • Reasons for youth access | |
| Stop smoking support | • Lack of stop smoking services |
| • Use of traditional treatments | |
| Packaging and labeling | • Warning labels currently in use |
| • Language barriers and illiteracy | |
| • Need for pictorial warnings |