Monitoring local trends in Indigenous tobacco consumption

David Thomas; Vanessa Johnston; J Fitz; Joseph Mcdonnell

doi:10.1111/j.1753-6405.2009.00340.x

Monitoring local trends in Indigenous tobacco consumption

David Thomas, Vanessa Johnston, J Fitz, Joseph Mcdonnell

Wellbeing and Preventable Chronic Disease

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

8 Citations (Scopus)

46 Downloads (Pure)

Abstract

Objective: To compare two methods of monitoring tobacco consumption in remote Indigenous communities.

Methods: We examined the monthly difference between wholesale invoice and point-of-sale data for tobacco products from three stores from remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory. We assessed three measures of wholesale data.

Results: The average monthly difference between the sale data and the average of wholesale invoices for the previous, same and following month was -33 cigarettes per day (95% CI-157, 92). This average of three months' wholesale invoices provided a more precise estimate than either wholesale invoices from the same or previous month.

Conclusion: Tobacco wholesale data provided a close estimate of sales data in these stores.

Implications: This wholesale data could be used to monitor local trends in remote Indigenous tobacco consumption, facilitating the evaluation of the impact of tobacco control activities and informing future work to reduce Indigenous smoking and its harms.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	64-66
Number of pages	3
Journal	Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
Volume	33
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.2009.00340.x
Publication status	Published - Feb 2009

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Access to Document

10.1111/j.1753-6405.2009.00340.xLicence: CC BY-NC

5371046-oaFinal published version, 151 KBLicence: CC BY-NC

Cite this

@article{844662f20dad4034b4b9b8813e4063ae,

title = "Monitoring local trends in Indigenous tobacco consumption",

abstract = "Objective: To compare two methods of monitoring tobacco consumption in remote Indigenous communities. Methods: We examined the monthly difference between wholesale invoice and point-of-sale data for tobacco products from three stores from remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory. We assessed three measures of wholesale data. Results: The average monthly difference between the sale data and the average of wholesale invoices for the previous, same and following month was -33 cigarettes per day (95% CI-157, 92). This average of three months' wholesale invoices provided a more precise estimate than either wholesale invoices from the same or previous month. Conclusion: Tobacco wholesale data provided a close estimate of sales data in these stores. Implications: This wholesale data could be used to monitor local trends in remote Indigenous tobacco consumption, facilitating the evaluation of the impact of tobacco control activities and informing future work to reduce Indigenous smoking and its harms. ",

keywords = "Aborigine, analytic method, article, cigarette smoking, data analysis, health hazard, health promotion, indigenous people, information dissemination, medical information, smoking cessation program, smoking habit, social marketing, Commerce, Data Collection, Humans, Oceanic Ancestry Group, Reproducibility of Results, Rural Population, Smoking, Tobacco",

author = "David Thomas and Vanessa Johnston and J Fitz and Joseph Mcdonnell",

year = "2009",

month = feb,

doi = "10.1111/j.1753-6405.2009.00340.x",

language = "English",

volume = "33",

pages = "64--66",

journal = "Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health",

issn = "1326-0200",

publisher = "Public Health Association of Australia",

number = "1",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Monitoring local trends in Indigenous tobacco consumption

AU - Thomas, David

AU - Johnston, Vanessa

AU - Fitz, J

AU - Mcdonnell, Joseph

PY - 2009/2

Y1 - 2009/2

N2 - Objective: To compare two methods of monitoring tobacco consumption in remote Indigenous communities. Methods: We examined the monthly difference between wholesale invoice and point-of-sale data for tobacco products from three stores from remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory. We assessed three measures of wholesale data. Results: The average monthly difference between the sale data and the average of wholesale invoices for the previous, same and following month was -33 cigarettes per day (95% CI-157, 92). This average of three months' wholesale invoices provided a more precise estimate than either wholesale invoices from the same or previous month. Conclusion: Tobacco wholesale data provided a close estimate of sales data in these stores. Implications: This wholesale data could be used to monitor local trends in remote Indigenous tobacco consumption, facilitating the evaluation of the impact of tobacco control activities and informing future work to reduce Indigenous smoking and its harms.

AB - Objective: To compare two methods of monitoring tobacco consumption in remote Indigenous communities. Methods: We examined the monthly difference between wholesale invoice and point-of-sale data for tobacco products from three stores from remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory. We assessed three measures of wholesale data. Results: The average monthly difference between the sale data and the average of wholesale invoices for the previous, same and following month was -33 cigarettes per day (95% CI-157, 92). This average of three months' wholesale invoices provided a more precise estimate than either wholesale invoices from the same or previous month. Conclusion: Tobacco wholesale data provided a close estimate of sales data in these stores. Implications: This wholesale data could be used to monitor local trends in remote Indigenous tobacco consumption, facilitating the evaluation of the impact of tobacco control activities and informing future work to reduce Indigenous smoking and its harms.

KW - Aborigine

KW - analytic method

KW - article

KW - cigarette smoking

KW - data analysis

KW - health hazard

KW - health promotion

KW - indigenous people

KW - information dissemination

KW - medical information

KW - smoking cessation program

KW - smoking habit

KW - social marketing

KW - Commerce

KW - Data Collection

KW - Humans

KW - Oceanic Ancestry Group

KW - Reproducibility of Results

KW - Rural Population

KW - Smoking

KW - Tobacco

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=61849100865&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2009.00340.x

DO - 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2009.00340.x

M3 - Article

SN - 1326-0200

VL - 33

SP - 64

EP - 66

JO - Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

JF - Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

IS - 1

ER -

Monitoring local trends in Indigenous tobacco consumption

Abstract

UN SDGs

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this