ArticleBMJ open2018
Visibility of tobacco products and advertisement at the point of sale: a systematic audit of retailers in Amsterdam.
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- Compliance with tobacco advertising and promotion laws at points-of-sale in Ethiopia: an observational study in 10 cities.BMC public health · 2024Observational
- Ex ante evaluation of the impact of tobacco control policy measures aimed at the point of sale in the Netherlands.Tobacco control · 2023Article
- Point of Sale Advertising and Promotion of Cigarettes, Electronic Cigarettes, and Heated Tobacco Products in Warsaw, Poland-A Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Smoking susceptibility among non-smoking school-going adolescents in Malaysia: findings from a national school-based survey.BMJ open · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectivesVisibility of tobacco products at the point of sale (PoS), in settings where open display of tobacco is allowed, is one of the last remaining ways in which the tobacco industry can legally promote their products. The aim of this study was to map the visibility of tobacco products and advertisement both inside and outside retailers, among different types of retailers.
settingThe study was conducted in two districts in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
participantsAll potential tobacco retailers were visited within the districts, and were mapped using Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates.
interventionObservational data was collected for each tobacco retailer using a checklist with characteristics of the internal and external visibility of tobacco products and advertisement. Retailers were categorised into supermarkets, hospitality industry, tobacconists and 'other retailers' (convenience stores, office supply stores, gas stations, drug stores and telephone communication stores). Data were collected in April-May 2017.
resultsEighty-two tobacco retailers were identified. Among all retailers, 52.4% had external and 91.5% internal visibility of tobacco products. Tobacconists had the highest level of internal and external visibility of tobacco products (both 100%), followed by 'other retailers' (100% and 56% respectively) and supermarkets (79% and 47%, respectively). Retailers in the hospitality industry had low external visibility (28%), but high internal visibility (90%), as 83% sold tobacco through vending machines.
conclusionVisibility of tobacco products was high among all types of retailers, including those previous studies show are commonly visited by youth.
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