| Website profile | https://researchers.uq.edu.au/researcher/1704 |
| Research Centre | https://tobacco-endgame.centre.uq.edu.au/ |
Great to see so much public support in Britain for phasing out the sale of cigarettes.
📢 Are you based in Broken Hill, and over 50? Or do you have a mate in Broken Hill? We'd love to talk!
@[email protected] and I will soon be running friendly group discussions on the topic of lung cancer. Please feel free to get in touch with any questions 📲 Thanks for considering https://twitter.com/ShakiraMilton/status/1615575310535397379
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Modelling study led by Driss Ait Ouakrim @[email protected] and team estimates profound impact on smoking prevalence, and reduced mortality & inequity from measures in NZ/Aotearoa smokefree legislation. Denicotinisation results in largest health gains. https://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/early/2023/01/10/tc-2022-057655
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Background The Aotearoa/New Zealand Government is aiming to end the tobacco epidemic and markedly reduce Māori:non-Māori health inequalities by legislating: (1) denicotinisation of retail tobacco, (2) 95% reduction in retail outlets and (c) a tobacco free-generation whereby people born after 2005 are unable to legally purchase tobacco. This paper estimates future smoking prevalence, mortality inequality and health-adjusted life year (HALY) impacts of these strategies. Methods We used a Markov model to estimate future yearly smoking and vaping prevalence, linked to a proportional multistate life table model to estimate future mortality and HALYs. Results The combined package of strategies (plus media promotion) reduced adult smoking prevalence from 31.8% in 2022 to 7.3% in 2025 for Māori, and 11.8% to 2.7% for non-Māori. The 5% smoking prevalence target was forecast to be achieved in 2026 and 2027 for Māori males and females, respectively. The HALY gains for the combined package over the population’s remaining lifespan were estimated to be 594 000 (95% uncertainty interval (UI): 443 000 to 738 000; 3% discount rate). Denicotinisation alone achieved 97% of these HALYs, the retail strategy 19% and tobacco-free generation 12%. By 2040, the combined package was forcat to reduce the gap in Māori:non-Māori all-cause mortality rates for people 45+ years old by 22.9% (95% UI: 19.9% to 26.2%) for females and 9.6% (8.4% to 11.0%) for males. Conclusion A tobacco endgame strategy, especially denicotinisation, could deliver large health benefits and dramatically reduce health inequities between Māori and non-Māori in Aotearoa/New Zealand. All data relevant to the study are included in the article or uploaded as supplemental information. All data used in the model are publicly available and their references provided in the manuscript.
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