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Widespread violations of point-of-sale advertisements of tobacco products law around schools in India

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background In India, children and youth between the ages of 15 and 24 years are vulnerable to tobacco initiation. Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) India 2009 showed that 14.6% youth aged 13 to 15 years were tobacco users.
Tshering Bhutia, Abhiram Mehendale, Narayan Lad, Rajashree Kadam   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Can the sustainable development goal 9 support an untreated early childhood caries elimination agenda?

BMC Oral Health
Background Early childhood caries (ECC) is a global public health challenge that requires innovation, infrastructure, and health system influences to bolster initiatives for its management and control.
Morẹ́nikẹ́ Oluwátóyìn Foláyan, Rosa Amalia, Arthur Kemoli, Ivy Guofang Sun, Duangporn Duangthip, Olunike Abodunrin, Jorma I. Virtanen, Ray M. Masumo, Ana Vukovic, Ola B. Al-Batayneh, Tshepiso Mfolo, Robert J. Schroth, Maha El Tantawi   +12 more
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Advocacy with police department for effective implementation of tobacco control polices

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background and challenges to implementation Children and youth in India are vulnerable to tobacco initiation and tobacco industry uses tactics to target this age group violating section 6a of Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA 2003) which ...
Narayan Lad, Deepak Patil, Ajay Pilankar, Rajashree Kadam   +3 more
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Parent‐to‐Child Information Disclosure in Pediatric Oncology

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Despite professional consensus regarding the importance of open communication with pediatric cancer patients about their disease, actual practice patterns of disclosure are understudied. Extant literature suggests a significant proportion of children are not told about their diagnosis/prognosis, which is purported to negatively ...
Rachel A. Kentor, Flora Hoodin, Michelle Byrd, Kristin A. Kullgren, Leah LaLonde, Lauren Benkoske, Patrick Smith, Dawn Carson, Karen MacDonald, Susumu Inoue, Brenda Kitchen, Kate Gowans, Gregory A. Yanik   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

A scoping review of the links between early childhood caries and clean water and sanitation: the Sustainable Development Goal 6

BMC Oral Health
Introduction The United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 calls for universal access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), which are crucial elements of health and well-being and fundamental for a life in dignity.
Yasmi O. Crystal, Yuanyuan Laura Luo, Duangporn Duangthip, Maha El Tantawi, Habib Benzian, Robert J. Schroth, Carlos Alberto Feldens, Jorma I. Virtanen, Ola B. Al-Batayneh, Aida Carolina Medina Diaz, Ana Vukovic, Verica Pavlic, Tshepiso Mfolo, Hamideh A. Daryanavard, Balgis O. Gaffar, Anas Shamala, Morẹ́nikẹ́ Oluwátóyìn Foláyan, Early Childhood Caries Advocacy Group (ECCAG)   +17 more
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Balparishad - a health assembly of young leaders advocating for tobacco control around schools and in the communities

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background and challenges to implementation Tobacco use among school children is a serious problem in India. Lack of proper guidance, urge to imitate elders, peer pressure, misconceptions, availability of variety of tobacco products near schools and ...
Narayan Lad, Varun Shankar, Abhiram Mehenndale, Rajashree Kadam   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A scoping review of early childhood caries, poverty and the first sustainable development goal

BMC Oral Health
Background Poverty is a well-known risk factor for poor health. This scoping review (ScR) mapped research linking early childhood caries (ECC) and poverty using the targets and indicators of the Sustainable Development Goal 1 (SDG1).
Maha El Tantawi, Dina Attia, Jorma I. Virtanen, Carlos Alberto Feldens, Robert J. Schroth, Ola B. Al-Batayneh, Arheiam Arheiam, Morẹ́nikẹ́ Oluwátóyìn Foláyan   +7 more
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Characterizing Parental Concerns About Lasting Impacts of Treatment in Children With B‐Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background B‐acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B‐ALL) is the most common pediatric cancer, and while most children in high‐resource settings are cured, therapy carries risks for long‐term toxicities. Understanding parents’ concerns about these late effects is essential to guide anticipatory support and inform evolving therapeutic approaches ...
Kellee N. Parker, Sarah W. Alexander, Lisa M. Jacola, Kimberly A. Buff, Kyobin Hwang, Elham Hashemi, Gregory Stoddard, Lindsay A. Jibb   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Scoping review on the association between early childhood caries and responsible resource consumption and production: exploring Sustainable Development Goal 12

BMC Oral Health
Background The Sustainable Development Goal 12 (SDG12) promotes patterns that minimize waste and maximize resource utilization. It is therefore plausible that preventing Early Childhood Caries (ECC) and promoting oral health can contribute to sustainable
Morẹ́nikẹ́ Oluwátóyìn Foláyan, Jorma I. Virtanen, Balgis Gaffar, Olunike Abodunrin, Ivy Guofang Sun, Duangporn Duangthip, Arthur Kemoli, Ray M. Masumo, Ana Vukovic, Ola B. Al-Batayneh, Tshepiso Mfolo, Robert J Schroth, Maha El Tantawi   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Marketing tobacco at the point of sale: a survey of 675 tobacco shops in Mumbai, India

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background Tobacco product advertisements at the point of sale (POS) are an important means for the tobacco industry to market to kids. POS advertisements make tobacco products accessible and desirable to children.
Tshering Bhutia, Abhiram Mehendale, Narayan Lad, Rajashree Kadam   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source