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Implementation of 100% smoke-free law in Uganda: a qualitative study exploring civil society’s perspective

Abstract

BackgroundIn 2016, Uganda became one of few sub-Saharan African countries to implement comprehensive national smoke-free legislation. Since the World Health Organisation recommends Civil Society Organisation’s (CSO) involvement to support compliance with smoke-free laws, we explored CSOs’ perceptions of law implementation in Kampala, Uganda, and the challenges and opportunities for achieving compliance. Since hospitality workers tend to have …

Authors

Robertson L; Nyamurungi KN; Gravely S; Rusatira JC; Oginni A; Kabwama SN; Ndikum AE; Bianco E; Yusuf S; Huffman MD

Journal

BMC Public Health, Vol. 18, No. 1,

Publisher

Springer Nature

Publication Date

12 2018

DOI

10.1186/s12889-018-5869-8

ISSN

1472-698X