A cigarette and tobacco advertising ban is essential in the fight to curb smoking addiction, as the tobacco industry relies heavily on ads to ensure cigarette consumption stays at or above a certain level, according to an expert.
"The tobacco industry is too strong, even if you implement any tobacco control regulation,” said Rob Moodie, a professor of public health at the University of Melbourne, on Saturday.
He said Indonesia would be continuously burdened by the health impacts of cigarette smoking unless it could stop the influence of the tobacco industry.
Data from Global Adults Tobacco Survey (GATS, 2011) shows the prevalence of cigarette smoking among adults in Indonesia stood at 34.8 percent, comprising 67.4 percent in men and 4.5 percent in women.
“My biggest concern when I look at the smoking data in Indonesia is not that 67 percent of Indonesian men smoke, but that 40 percent of 13 to 15-year-old adolescents here are smokers,” Moodie told The Jakarta Post.
Data from Global Adults Tobacco Survey (GATS, 2011) shows the prevalence of cigarette smoking among adults in Indonesia stood at 34.8 percent, comprising 67.4 percent in men and 4.5 percent in women.
“My biggest concern when I look at the smoking data in Indonesia is not that 67 percent of Indonesian men smoke, but that 40 percent of 13 to 15-year-old adolescents here are smokers,” Moodie told The Jakarta Post.
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