Effect of price on the decision to experiment with cigarette smoking among Gambian children: a survival analysis using the Gambia 2017 Global Youth Tobacco Survey data.
Chengetai DareBai ChamMicheal Kofi BoachieZachary GitongaUmberto D'AlessandroCorne WalbeekPublished in: BMJ open (2022)
There is strong evidence that increasing excise taxes can play an effective role in discouraging children from experimenting with cigarette smoking. Considering the relatively low excise tax burden in the Gambia, the government should consider substantially increasing the excise tax burden.