10643, otherwise known as the Graphic Health Warnings Law, GHWs are photographic images printed on the tobacco product package which accurately depict the hazards of tobacco use and are accompanied by textual warning related to the picture ( To date, systematic reviews from high-income and middle-income countries suggest that larger GHWs are associated with increased salience and knowledge on smoking harms and health risks and that larger GHWs are more effective in encouraging behavioral change, particularly in influencing intentions to smoke (foregoing cigarettes) and intentions to quit smoking (e.g., quitline calls, quit attempts, and short term cessation) and decreasing smoking prevalence ( To better guide the implementation of tobacco control measures, this research seeks to provide local evidence on the effects of Philippine-designed GHWs and the potential impacts of plain packaging in the Philippines

According to the study authors, As the e-cigarette market continues to evolve in ways that remain highly appealing to young people, policy makers must act to regulate these products to reduce youth vaping and nicotine addiction. *The conclusions drawn from the NielsenIQ data are those of the researchers and do not reflect the views of NielsenIQ
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This is consistent with the GRADE approach, in which strong recommendations are sometimes made with low-certainty evidence combined with high certainty of harm or resource implications, and with the value that the task force places on using scarce primary care resources wisely