Fastone Goma

Biographic Data

ID6333799
NAMEFastone Goma
GIVEN NAMESFastone
FAMILY NAMEGoma
SIGNATUREGOMA F
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Zambia
ORCID0000-0002-9159-1621
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS14
TOTAL CITATIONS4
AUTHOR COUNT14
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2015
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX1

  • Drivers of illicit alcohol consumption among at-risk populations aged 15–29 years old in Zambia

    Open AccessT F L Matenga, Cosmus Zyambo et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2025

    Background: Illicit alcohol consumption is a major public health problem in Zambia and many other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study aimed to determine drivers of illicit alcohol consumption among at-risk populations, such as youths, in selected urban areas in Zambia, using the social-ecological model as a lens to understand these drivers. Methods: Through a qualitative approach, we conducted semi-structured interviews with 12 key stakeh…

  • Illicit alcohol consumption and its associated factors among patrons in Zambia

    Open AccessCosmus Zyambo, Cosmas Zyambo et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2025

    Introduction Illicit alcohol consumption is prevalent globally, particularly in low- and middle-income countries where formal regulatory systems are weak or less enforced. Consumption of illicit alcohol has serious consequences, both immediate and long-term. Objective To examine the socio-demographic and behavioral factors associated with the consumption of illicit alcohol among the patrons in selected urban and peri-urban areas in Zambia. Method…

  • Equity dimensions in initiatives promoting urban health and wellbeing in east and southern Africa

    Open AccessRene Loewenson, Gibson Mhlanga et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    Urbanisation in east and southern Africa (ESA) has brought opportunity and wealth together with multiple dimensions of deprivation. Less well documented in published literature on the ESA region are features of urban practice that promote health equity. This work thus aimed to explore features of urban initiatives aimed at improving health and wellbeing in ESA countries and their contribution to different dimensions of health equity. A thematic a…

  • Tobacco Use among HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative Women and Men in Zambia—Demographic and Health Survey, 2018

    Open AccessAlissa C Kress, Carlen Stadnik et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    Country-specific estimates of tobacco use among people living with HIV (PLWH) are lacking for much of sub-Saharan Africa. We aim to evaluate the association between the HIV status and tobacco product use status, frequency, and intensity, using nationally representative data from Zambia. We analyzed data from the 2018 Demographic and Health Survey conducted in Zambia among women aged 15-49 years and men aged 15-59 years. We performed logistic regr…

  • Prevalence, perceptions and factors associated with menthol cigarette smoking

    Open AccessSusan Kaai, Geoffrey T Fong et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2022

    Menthols are highly prevalent among females in both countries. There is a need in African countries to combat the myth that menthols are less harmful and to ban menthol and other flavourings

  • Exploring the political economy nexus of tobacco production and control

    Open AccessArne Ruckert, Ronald Labonté et al.ARTICLECritical Public Health2022

  • Quasi-experimental evaluation of Kenya’s pictorial health warnings versus Zambia’s single text-only warning

    Open AccessSusan Kaai, Genevieve Sansone et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2021

    The introduction of PHWs in Kenya substantially increased the effectiveness of warnings. These results provide strong empirical support for 34 African countries that still have text-only warnings, of which 31 are Parties of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and are thus obligated to implement PHWs

  • The institutional context of tobacco production in Zambia

    Open AccessRonald Labonté, Raphael Lencucha et al.ARTICLEGlobalization and Health2018

    BACKGROUND: Tobacco production is said to be an important contributor to Zambia's economy in terms of labour and revenue generation. In light of Zambia's obligations under the WHO Framework Convention of Tobacco Control (FCTC) we examined the institutional actors in Zambia's tobacco sector to better understand their roles and determine the institutional context that supports tobacco production in Zambia. METHODS: Findings from 26 qualitative, sem…

  • Costs, contracts and the narrative of prosperity

    Peter Magati, Raphael Lencucha et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2018

    Tobacco farming households enter into contract with tobacco companies to realise perceived economic benefits. The narrative that tobacco farming is a lucrative economic undertaking for smallholder farmers, however, is inaccurate in the context of Kenya

  • Price, tax and tobacco product substitution in Zambia

    Michal Stoklosa, Fastone Goma et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2018

    This study affirms that increasing cigarette tax with corresponding price increases could significantly reduce cigarette use in Zambia. Furthermore, reducing between-product price differences would reduce substitution from FM to RYO. Since RYO use is associated with lower socioeconomic status, efforts to decrease RYO use, including through tax/price approaches and cessation assistance, would decrease health inequalities in Zambian society and red…

  • Global tobacco control and economic norms

    Open AccessRaphael Lencucha, K Srikanth Reddy et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning2018Cited by: 4References: 29

    Tobacco control norms have gained momentum over the past decade. To date 43 of 47 Sub-Saharan African countries are party to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). The near universal adoption of the FCTC illustrates the increasing strength of these norms, although the level of commitment to implement the provisions varies widely. However, tobacco control is enmeshed in a web of international norms that has bearing on how governments …

  • Costs, revenues and profits

    Donald Makoka, Jeffrey Drope et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2016

    The tobacco industry narrative that tobacco farming is a lucrative economic endeavour for smallholder farmers is demonstrably inaccurate in the context of Malawi. From the perspective of these farmers, tobacco farming is an economically challenging livelihood for most

  • Cigarette price and other factors associated with brand choice and brand loyalty in Zambia

    Ramzi G Salloum, Fastone Goma et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2015

    These results in Zambia document the high levels of brand loyalty in a market where price variation is fairly small across cigarette brands. Future research is needed on longitudinal trends to evaluate the effect of tobacco control policies in Zambia

  • Investment incentives and the implementation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

    Raphael Lencucha, Jeffrey Drope et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2015

    Much of the struggle Zambia has experienced in implementing the FCTC can be attributed to misalignments between the economic and health sectors. Zambia's development agenda seeks to bolster agricultural processing and manufacturing. Tobacco control proponents must recognise and work within this context in order to foster productive strategies with those working on tobacco supply issues. These findings are broadly applicable to the global context.…