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Study design: policy landscape analysis for sugar-sweetened beverage taxation in seven sub-Saharan African countries
- Source :
- Global Health Action, Vol 14, Iss 1 (2021), Global Health Action, article-version (VoR) Version of Record
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 2021.
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Abstract
- This paper reports on the design of a study to examine the policy landscape relevant to sugar-sweetened beverage taxation in seven sub-Saharan African countries. The study responds to the need for strong policy to address the rising burden of non-communicable diseases in the region. Sugar-sweetened beverage taxation has been widely recommended as a key component of a comprehensive policy approach to NCD prevention. However, it has proved a contentious policy intervention, with industry strongly opposing the introduction of such taxes. The aim was to identify opportunities to strengthen sugar-sweetened beverage taxation-related policy for the prevention of nutrition-related NCDs in a subset of Eastern and Southern African countries: Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, Rwanda, Namibia, Zambia, Uganda. The study was conducted as a collaboration by researchers from nine institutions; including the seven study countries, South Africa, and Australia. The research protocol was collaboratively developed, drawing on theories of the policy process to examine the existing availability of evidence, policy context, and stakeholder interests and influence. This paper describes the development of a method for a policy landscape analysis to strengthen policies relevant to NCD prevention, and specifically sugar-sweetened beverage taxation. This takes the form of a prospective policy analysis, based on systematic documentary analysis supplemented by consultations with policy actors, that is feasible in low-resource settings. Data were collected from policy documents, government and industry reports, survey documentation, webpages, and academic literature. Consultations were conducted to verify the completeness of the policy-relevant data collection. We analysed the frames and beliefs regarding the policy ‘problems’, the existing policy context and understandings of sugar-sweetened beverage taxation as a potential policy intervention, and the political context across relevant sectors, including industry interests and influence in the policy process. This study design will provide insights to inform public health action to support sugar-sweetened beverage taxation in the region.
- Subjects :
- Sub saharan
Zambia
sugar-sweetened beverage
Tanzania
political economy
South Africa
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Development economics
Humans
Uganda
Prospective Studies
030212 general & internal medicine
Policy Making
noncommunicable disease
Sugar-Sweetened Beverages
Botswana
Study Design Article
030503 health policy & services
Health Policy
Australia
Rwanda
tax
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Taxes
Kenya
Namibia
Geography
Noncommunicable disease
Landscape analysis
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
0305 other medical science
Research Article
policy
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 16549880 and 16549716
- Volume :
- 14
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Global Health Action
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....0b23dfd4e2a75855f24c4562100ebff2