Will any future increase in cigarette price reduce smoking in Saudi Arabia?

Al-Mohrej, Omar A.; Altraif, Sara; Tamim, Hani

doi:10.4103/1817-1737.134070

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“…The questionnaire used was a validated tool that was used in a previously published study, following permission from the principal investigator. 6 The adopted questionnaire was modified and translated from English into Arabic by the principal investigator according to the WHO guidelines. Some of the questions were also taken from Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS), modified cut-annoyed-guilty-eye (CAGE) questionnaire for smoking and Brief Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence which are validated tools to screen for nicotine dependence and to assess the intensity of dependence respectively.…”

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“…1 Increasing the price of popular tobacco packs from $2.67 to $8.27 may lead to smoking cessation in Saudi Arabia. 6 Different anti-smoking measures reinforcement in Saudi Arabia by enactment of anti-smoking laws and collaboration with governmental ministries. 7 Plain packaging appears to be promising effective method if implemented in conjunction with other tobacco control polices to reduce the appeal of smoking and packets.…”

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Taxation and tobacco plain packaging effect on Saudi smokers quitting intentions in Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia

Aljuaid

Almarshad

Almutairi

et al. 2020

SMJ

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Objectives: The current research aims to study the impact of raising tobacco tax and implementation of plain packaging on male smokers' quitting intentions in Saudi Arabia. Methods: The study adopts a quantitative approach where close-ended questionnaires are distributed among 1,015 male participants from different regions of Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia. Bivariate analysis and logistic regression analysis are conducted using SPSS software to analyze the collected primary data. Results: The study found a significant association of taxation and plain packaging on the quitting intentions of smokers. On taxation, while a considerable number of participants (46.5%) stated Original Article that they would not quit smoking if the cigarette prices increased, participants who were planning to give up smoking said it would strengthen their intention (p<0.001). In addition, logistic regression was performed to identify the independent predictors of quitting intention. Participants who did not want to apply the concept of plain packaging to Saudi Arabia were more likely to have quitting intention (odds ratio: 2.30 [1.61-3.28]) in comparison to those who wanted to apply the concept. Conclusion: Although the current price of cigarette packs reported to be very high by the participants, imposing a new higher tax may motivate smokers who had plans to quit in the near future. Plain packaging seems to be an effective new strategy in addition to tobacco taxation in Saudi Arabia, yet, more time and further research are required to assess the effectiveness of the strategy.

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Taxation and tobacco plain packaging effect on Saudi smokers quitting intentions in Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia

Aljuaid

Almarshad

Almutairi

et al. 2020

SMJ

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“…Imposing taxes on tobacco products has proven to be the most effective policy to reduce tobacco use and its adverse effects on health, the economy and society (9)(10)(11)(12)(13). After joining the WHO Framework Convention for Tobacco Control in 2005, the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health initiated a national tobacco control programme with remarkable efforts.…”

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Tobacco price increase and consumption behaviour among male smokers in Saudi Arabia: a community-based study

Al-Tannir¹,

Abu-Shaheen

Altannir

et al. 2020

East Mediterr Health J.

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Background: Saudi Arabia doubled its tobacco tax in June 2017. Aims: To examine the association between an increase in tobacco prices and consumption behaviour among current male smokers in Riyadh. Methods: We conducted a community-based study using a self-administered questionnaire distributed to current male smokers aged 15+ years in Riyadh in 2018. The survey included questions on sociodemographic characteristics, tobacco consumption and self-reported chronic health conditions. Results: A total of 1481 participants were included in the final data analysis. After the tobacco tax was doubled, 25.6% of the participants reduced their cigarette consumption and 1.0% quit smoking. The average daily cigarette consumption after enforcing the tobacco tax [19.77, standard deviation (SD) 10.7], was statistically significantly lower than before taxation (21.19, SD 10.8) (P < 0.0001). The calculated price elasticity of demand was −0.20 (inelastic). Employment status (P = 0.002) and per capita gross domestic product purchasing power parity (P = 0.001) were the only statistically significant factors associated with the change in smoking habits. Conclusions: Increasing tobacco prices reduced tobacco consumption by 26.6% among Saudi Arabian male smokers

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“…The report on “cigarette price and smoking” is very interesting. [ 1 ] Al-Mohrej et al . noted that “increasing the price of popular cigarettes pack from 2.67 US dollars to 8.27 US dollars is expected to lead to smoking cessation in a large number of smokers in the Saudi population.…”

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“…noted that “increasing the price of popular cigarettes pack from 2.67 US dollars to 8.27 US dollars is expected to lead to smoking cessation in a large number of smokers in the Saudi population. [ 1 ]” In fact, smoking is the public health problem around the world. There are several attempts to reduce the smoking rates.…”

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