Point-of-sale tobacco advertising in Beirut, Lebanon following a national advertising ban

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  • Salloum, Ramzi G
    • Affiliation: Gillings School of Global Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management
  • Nakkash, Rima T
    • Other Affiliation: Health Promotion and Community Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
  • Myers, Allison E
    • Affiliation: Gillings School of Global Public Health, Department of Health Behavior
  • Wood, Kathryn A
    • Other Affiliation: Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, NC, USA
  • Ribisl, Kurt
    • Affiliation: Gillings School of Global Public Health, Department of Health Behavior
Abstract
  • Abstract Background The objective of this study was to conduct an audit of point-of-sale (POS) tobacco advertising and assess compliance with an advertising ban in a large district of Beirut, Lebanon. Methods The audit was conducted 3 months following the ban on tobacco advertising. Trained students observed all tobacco retail outlets (n = 100) and entered data into a web-based form using iPad® technology. Presence of tobacco advertisements was assessed to determine compliance with the national advertising ban. Results Among the 100 tobacco retail outlets, 62% had tobacco advertisements, including 7% with a tobacco brand logo as part of the main exterior store sign. Conclusions POS tobacco advertising is widespread in Beirut despite the national advertising ban. These findings point to an urgent need for the enforcement of the advertisement ban with tobacco retail outlets in Lebanon.
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  • Ramzi G Salloum et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
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  • BMC Public Health
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  • 13
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  • 1
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  • 534
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  • English
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  • Yes
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  • 1471-2458
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  • BMC Public Health. 2013 Jun 03;13(1):534
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  • July 15, 2016

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