ArticleTobacco control2023
Tobacco retailers around schools in 10 cities across China.
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- Exposure to tobacco advertisements or promotions and smoking susceptibility among adolescents in China from 2013-14 to 2021: findings from the China National Youth Tobacco Survey.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Awareness and compliance with tobacco control policies among retailers near schools in Arghakhanchi, Nepal: A mixed- methods study.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Vape store density and proximity to schools in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia.Tobacco control · 2024Article
- Quantifying Cigarette and e-Cigarette Marketing Exposure Among Chinese Adolescents Using Ecological Momentary Assessment.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2024Article
- Compliance with tobacco advertising and promotion laws at points-of-sale in Ethiopia: an observational study in 10 cities.BMC public health · 2024Observational
- Exposure to and Appeal of Tobacco Ads and Displays in China: A Qualitative Exploration of Chinese Youth Perceptions.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2024Article
- A call to ban the sale of tobacco products.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Beliefs and perceptions of electronic cigarettes among medical staff in respiratory departments of Fujian Province, China, in 2021.Tobacco induced diseases · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis study explored the nature and extent of tobacco product availability at retailers near junior, senior and vocational high schools in rural and urban areas in 10 cities across China, including Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Shenyang, Jinan, Kunming, Guilin, Kaifeng and Baiyin.
methodsTobacco sales at 1612 retailers around 904 schools (within 100 m for urban schools and within 250 m for rural schools) were observed by trained data collectors with an online observation form in 2021. Multistage sampling with simple random sampling at each stage was used to select schools from the city district-level/rural county-level divisions. χ
findingsOver half of urban schools (57.0%) and a large majority of rural schools (71.0%) had a cigarette retailer within a 100 m and a 250 m radius, respectively. Nearly all cigarette and electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) retailers displayed tobacco products inside. Majority of cigarette retailers (63.2%) sold flavoured cigarettes, of which 88.6% sold menthol/mint-flavoured cigarettes. Approximately half of these retailers did not display required signage prohibiting sales to minors. Overall, outcomes varied across cities and between urban and rural areas, but not by school type.
conclusionDisplay of tobacco products is very prevalent near schools in 10 cities across China. In contrast, compliance with posting 'no sales to minors' signs is low. Our findings suggest that effective enforcement of prohibiting tobacco retailers around schools and stronger restrictions on tobacco displays and flavoured cigarettes and e-cigarettes are needed to protect youth in China.
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