Interventions for Tobacco Control in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Evidence from Randomised and Quasi-Randomized Studies [Internet].

In several high-income countries, there has been an increase in public awareness of the harm caused by smoking tobacco, and a general decrease in smoking rates. Low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) on the other hand, remain a large and vulnerable market for tobacco products. The growth in smoking rates is followed ten to twenty years later by an increase in the incidence of noncommunicable diseases. It is therefore important that efforts to control the consumption of tobacco in LMIC are strengthened. We systematically reviewed the literature to identify randomized and quasi-randomised studies of interventions for tobacco control implemented in LMIC.

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