Background: Population growth in the African region is set to outpace the rate of decline in
smoking prevalence, leading to a projected increase in the total number of smokers. As most …

Background Despite growing concern over tobacco use in sub-Saharan Africa, evidence on
the association between cigarette prices and adult smoking behaviour in the region is …

Objective Many smokers initiate smoking during adolescence. Making tobacco products less
affordable is one of the best ways to control tobacco use. Studies on the effect of relative …

Objectives To investigate the relationship between cigarette prices and smoking
experimentation among children in the Gambia, and thereby expanding the evidence base …

Objectives To estimate the own-price, cross-price and income elasticities for carbonated soft
drinks (CSDs), malt drinks, chocolate powder, sachet water and sugar in Nigeria. These …

Introduction African countries have among the lowest excise taxes in the world. This paper
provides new evidence on the association between cigarette prices and youth smoking in 16 …

METHODS This study used cross-section data from the Harmonized Nigerian Living
Standard Survey (HNLSS, 2009–2010). Quadratic Almost Demand System (QUAIDS) of …

Objective To estimate the price elasticity of demand for South Africa and thereby contribute
to growing the evidence base of the likely impact of excise taxes on cigarette demand in low …

This research analyses the impact of retailer interventions focusing on the promotion of
reusable bags to reduce plastic bag consumption. For this purpose, retail outlet data for …

Background While there have been many previous studies focusing on the adverse effects
of khat chewing, attempts to investigate the protective behavioural strategies (PBS) …