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ArticleEuropean journal of public health2026

Public support for standardised packaging and policy implementation: an analysis of European survey data.

Rui Liang, Anthony A Laverty, Ariadna Feliu, Cristina Martinez, Armando Peruga, Constantine Vardavas, Filippos T Filippidis

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Article in European journal of public health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Rui LiangPublic Health Policy Evaluation Unit, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.
Anthony A LavertyPublic Health Policy Evaluation Unit, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-1318-8439
Ariadna FeliuPublic Health Policy Evaluation Unit, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.
Cristina MartinezCenter for Biomedical Research in Respiratory Diseases (CIBER en Enfermedades Respiratorias, CIBERES), Madrid, Spain.
Armando PerugaCenter for Biomedical Research in Respiratory Diseases (CIBER en Enfermedades Respiratorias, CIBERES), Madrid, Spain.
Constantine VardavasLaboratory of Epidemiology, Hygiene and Medical Statistics, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Filippos T FilippidisPublic Health Policy Evaluation Unit, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-2101-2559

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European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation program under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie 101008139
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Abstract

We conducted a secondary analysis of Eurobarometer survey data from 27 European countries, collected in 2017 (n = 28 300) and 2023 (n = 26 358), to assess changes in public support for standardised tobacco packaging. In the pooled analysis, support remained unchanged in the 19 MS without relevant legislation (adjusted Prevalence Ratio [aPR]=0.94, 95% Confidence Interval: 0.86-1.03), whereas the 8 MS that had implemented the policy by 2023 were significantly more likely to experience an increase in support (interaction term: aPR = 1.28, 1.17-1.41). The increase in support offers reassurance to policymakers advocating for tobacco packaging regulations and encourages MS to consider the adoption of similar policies.

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Health PolicyProduct PackagingPublic OpinionTobacco ProductsEuropeHumansSecondary Data AnalysisSurveys and Questionnaires

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