KPMGs annual study on illegal cigarette consumption in 2021, commissioned by PMI, reveals that last year, total illegal cigarette consumption increased by an estimated 3.9 percent, or 1.3 billion cigarettes, bringing the total to 35.5 billion
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Also, the law stipulates that the owners of properties on conviction will pay fine of between N100,000 and N250,000 or to imprisonment for a term of six months or both
Covariates The following covariates will be assessed: (1) socio-demographic characteristics (gender, age, education, employment status, nationality, marital status), (2) smoking-related variables (use of other tobacco products, years smoking, number and frequency of previous quit attempts [42], confidence in quitting and importance to quit, craving [43], other smoking household members, smoking behaviour of the partner, use of and adherence to additional supportive materials (e.g., NRT, pharmacotherapy, e-cigarettes, heat-not-burn products)), (3) health status (depressive symptoms [44], selected smoking-related illnesses, mental comorbidity), (4) received social support (supportive network and overall quitting support [45]), and (5) the use and acceptability of the received intervention (telephone counselling or self-help brochure) [31]
Estimates suggest nearly 80% of the world's 100 crore smokers live in developing and under-developed countries
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