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SAGE Publications, International Quarterly of Community Health Education, 3(30), p. 239-255, 2010

DOI: 10.2190/iq.30.3.e

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Determining Responsibility for Smoking in Society: Accountability Continuum for Jordanian College Students and Its Implication on FCTC Implementation

Journal article published in 2009 by Hala N. Madanat ORCID, Michael D. Barnes, Eugene C. Cole, Rebecca Njord
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Abstract

As one of the first countries to ratify the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, Jordan has signaled an interest in stronger anti-tobacco restrictions. This study examines whether Jordanian students believe smoking is an individual right or a social issue, and if they would support more stringent policies and enforcement. Undergraduate Jordanian students ( n = 1211) from public and private universities completed the survey. Never smokers scored significantly higher on smoking being a social issue that required public policy response ( p-value < .001); whereas smokers scored significantly higher with all individual right items. Ample opportunity exists for developing and enforcing stronger tobacco policies both on college campus and generally in the country. However, increasing tobacco taxes may need to be preceded by health communication campaigns that increase knowledge of the effectiveness of the tobacco tax in reducing use and resultant premature deaths.