[Socioeconomic factors associated with the illegal purchase of tobacco products in Panama].

Objective:: To characterize the illegal purchase of tobacco products in Panama and the ssocation with sociodemographic and socioeconomic variables.

Materials And Methods:: Study population derived from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) conducted in 2013. The association of sociodemographic and socioeconomic variables with illegal purchase of tobacco products was estimated by means of logistic regression models.

[Quitting smoking and willingness to pay for cessation in Panama].

Objective:: To characterize the desire for cessation and willingness to pay for abandonment therapy.

Materials And Methods:: The data source is the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS). Cessation and willingness to pay were characterized by sociodemographic (SD) and socioeconomic (SE) variables.