Assessment of tobacco control efforts in three Sub-Saharan African countries.

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Tobacco industry's undermining of tobacco control goes on unabated in sub-Saharan African countries, especially in Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda. The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) contains provisions aimed at curbing these activities. However, the level to which FCTC is implemented and the strength of each country's tobacco control law will determine its usefulness in this regard. We determined the implementation status and strength of tobacco control laws in Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Niger Postgrad Med J

Title: The Nigerian postgraduate medical journal

Publisher: Medknow

ISSN: 1117-1936

Publication date (Electronic): May 12 2017

Volume: 24

Issue: 1

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[1 ] Nigeria Tobacco Control Research Group College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

[2 ] Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Environment, Nigeria.

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Publisher Item ID: NigerPostgradMedJ_2017_24_1_8_205974

DOI: 10.4103/npmj.npmj_177_16

PubMed ID: 28492203

SO-VID: 989f9f47-3ec9-4f05-911e-c6074ba0f216

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