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Table 3 Interviewees' positions on tobacco issues

From: The development of Tobacco Harm Prevention Law in Vietnam: stakeholder tensions over tobacco control legislation in a state owned industry

Stakeholder and cluster

Tobacco as a public health prioritya

Tobacco as a socio- economic issueb

Position to tobacco control policyc

Key policy decision makers

   

   NAO

++

++

+++

   DPT

+

++

++

The government

   

   GO

++

++

++

   MOH-TE

+++

++

+++

   MOH-L

+++

+++

+++

   VINACOSH

+++

++

+++

   MTI

++

+++

+

   MOF

++

+++

+

Tobacco control advocates

   

   VPHA

+++

+

+++

   WHO

+++

+

+++

   HBC

+++

+

+++

  1. NB: The abbreviations in Italics represent the informants as defined in Table 2.
  2. a +++ High priority ++ Unclear/need more information + Not a high priority
  3. b +++ Major issue ++ Unclear/need more information + Not a major issue
  4. c +++ Supportive ++ Unclear/need more information + Reluctant