The Effect of Non-Price Policies on Household Tobacco Consumption Among the Filipino Youth in City of Manila

Abstract

Tobacco consumption, including cigarette smoking, has a significant and increasing global public health burden. Despite recent declines in incidence, its adverse effects on human health increases the risk of several cancers. This study explained the non-price strategies that directly influence smokers' intake and initiation and the problem of long-term tobacco exposure by second-hand smokers and those affected by the media or their environment. Higher cigarette taxes and tighter regulations and enforcements, restricting who can purchase tobacco products, are prevention examples that equate to the cessation process. The research contributed to the area of study regarding the optimal control on tobacco use since it examined the findings of the performed survey to understand the influence of non-price strategies such as graphic health warnings on the young smoking intention. To substantiate the relationship between non-price policies and tobacco usage, it explores the purposively selected participants for the study, Filipino male or female youth smokers and non-smokers with an age qualification between 15 and 30 years old. The study illustrates that to promulgate awareness regarding the risks of vicious substance intake, the government must implement substantial compliance and aversion through specific indicators from this research model. Keywords: Youth, tobacco consumption, cessation, risk aversion, illness, health warnings, tobacco policies, smoking