The cigarette industry faces market competition, and the pressure that suppresses its
existence stems from ambiguous policies. The ambiguous policy is because the government …

Smoking is recognised as a critical public health priority due to its enormous health and
economic consequences. Constant monitoring of the effectiveness of tobacco control …

Vietnam is one of countries with the highest number of smokers in the world and the high
smoking prevalence among men in the region. Although the real cigarette prices increased …

From a public health perspective, tobacco use is addictive by nature and triggers several
cancers, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, reproductive disorders, and many other …

Abstract Objective Philip Morris International, has already introduced its heated tobacco
product, IQOS, in many countries and marketed it on the grounds that it is a less harmful …

Background Appropriate increases in tobacco taxes and prices are an essential component
of comprehensive tobacco control strategies. This study investigates factors related to the …

Tobacco is a significant product providing considerable economic benefits to countries
worldwide, while its increased consumption causes health and socio-economic losses for …

This paper examines the determinants that induce smokers to switch from conventional
cigarettes to heated tobacco products (HTPs). To this end, we collected survey data for …

Objective Our goal is to provide estimates of the price elasticity of demand for cigarettes in
Europe as a basis for public health policy on tobacco taxation. Methods We use secondary …

METHODS To achieve the objectives of this study, provincial data on cigarette sales, prices
and GDP per capita were used. These data were modeled with machine learning …