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Farran D, Salloum RG, El Jardali F, Abla R, Abu Rmeileh N, Al Sheyab N, Awaw-da S, Chalak A, Jawad M, Khader Y, Mostafa A, Nakkash R. From knowledge production to knowledge translation: Waterpipe tobacco control research in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Tob Prev Cessat 2024; 10:TPC-10-03. [PMID: 38250221 PMCID: PMC10797642 DOI: 10.18332/tpc/175953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Revised: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
Abstract
Waterpipe tobacco smoking (WTS) rates in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) are the highest worldwide, particularly among young people. Although fiscal policies to curb tobacco use have been recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), implementation has been suboptimal. The Eastern Mediterranean Consortium on the Economics of Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking (ECON-WTS) was formed in response to this need to produce knowledge on the economics of WTS in the EMR and apply a comprehensive Knowledge translation (KT) framework. The KT framework comprised priority setting, evidence synthesis, knowledge translation, and knowledge uptake. In this article, we discuss the approaches followed in applying the KT framework to WTS control, providing examples and noting challenges and lessons learned where possible.
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Affiliation(s)
- Dina Farran
- Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK
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- Department of Health Outcomes & Biomedical Informatics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA
| | - Fadi El Jardali
- Health Management and Policy Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Health Promotion and Community Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
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- Institute of Community and Public Health, Birzeit University, Birzeit, Palestine
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- Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
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- Institute of Community and Public Health, Birzeit University, Birzeit, Palestine
- Economics Department, Faculty of Business and Economics, Birzeit University, Birzeit, Palestine
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- Department of Agriculture, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Public Health Policy Evaluation Unit, Imperial College London School of Public Health, London, UK
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- Department of Community Medicine, Public Health and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
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- Department of Community, Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Health Promotion and Community Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
- Global and Community Health Department, George Mason University, Virginia, USA
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