Effect of relative income price on smoking initiation among adolescents in Ghana: evidence from pseudo-longitudinal data.

Micheal Kofi BoachieMustapha ImmuranaErnest Ngeh TingumNoreen Dadirai MdegeHana Ross

Published in: BMJ open (2022)

The affordability (RIP) of cigarettes is negatively related to the probability of smoking initiation among adolescents in Ghana. Raising tobacco taxes in line with income growth would make cigarettes less affordable and dissuade adolescents from initiating smoking.

Keyphrases

smoking cessation
physical activity
replacement therapy
mental health
young adults
cross sectional
electronic health record
big data