OBJECTIVE To assess the impact of a tobacco control law adopted in Albania in 2007 and to estimate the share of illicit cigarettes on the market. DESIGN Comparative analysis of two waves of a nationally representative household survey, one conducted before the new law went into effect and the other after 2 years. Official sales data were contrasted with the consumption estimate based on the s...

The alarming number of smokers have increased public health concerns regarding the effects second-hand smoke (SHS) on non-smokers, especially amongst pregnant women and unborn babies. This paper aims to review existing interventions used reduce SHS exposure non-smoking women. was guided by PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review Meta-Analyses) method. Published articles were ide...