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Tobacco Control

JAMA, 2006
Tobacco is now a major preventable cause of death in both developed and developing countries. Assuming current patterns of tobacco use and intervention efforts, from 2000 to 2030 the number of smokers will rise from 1.2 billion to 1.6 billion and the annual number of deaths will increase from 4.9 million to 10 million especially in low-and middleincome
Karlikaya, Celal, Oztuna, Funda, Solak, Zeynep Aytemur, Ozkan, Metin, Orsel, Osman   +4 more
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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

Smoking behaviour, involuntary smoking, attitudes towards smoke-free legislations, and tobacco control activities in the European Union [PDF]

, 2013
The six most important cost-effective policies on tobacco control can be measured by the Tobacco Control Scale (TCS). The objective of our study was to describe the correlation between the TCS and smoking prevalence, self-reported exposure to secondhand ...
Clancy, Luke, Fernández Muñoz, Esteve, Fu Balboa, Marcela, Gallus, Silvano, La Vecchia, Carlo, Martínez Martínez, Cristina, Martínez Sánchez, Jose M., Sureda, Xisca   +7 more
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Perceptions of risk and use of smoked tobacco products among youth

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background India is experiencing an epidemic of tobacco use among its youth. Evidence suggests that smoking tobacco is likely to increase due to tobacco industry's youth centered marketing strategies.
Tshering Bhutia, Abhiram Mehendale, Narayan Lad, Rajashree Kadam   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Product variety and regulation avoidance in the sale of new tobacco products: findings from a point-of-sale survey in Indonesia

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2022
Background Since the imposition of the 2018 excise tax, new tobacco products (electronic nicotine delivery system, heated tobacco products, and nicotine pouches) have been considered legal, and their sale has grown rapidly in Indonesia.
Mouhamad Bigwanto, Fathi Muhammad, Sarah Muthia Widad, Laksmana Yudha   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

E-cigarette marketing online: characteristics of websites serving the Indian market

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), commonly known as e-cigarettes in India are an emerging and controversial product in tobacco control debates.
Narayan Lad, Abhiram Mehendale, Varun Shankar, Rajashree Kadam   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Advocacy by children to remove surrogate products advertisements on the public transport buses in Mumbai

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background and challenges to implementation Section 5 of Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA, 2003) of India prohibits direct and indirect advertisements of tobacco products.
Narayan Lad, Varun Shankar, Deepak Patil, Rajashree Kadam   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

Investment Incentives and The Implementation of the Framework Convention On Tobacco Control: Evidence from Zambia [PDF]

, 2015
Purpose: Policy misalignment across different sectors of government serves as one of the pivotal barriers to WHO Framework convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) implementation.
Drope, Jeffrey, Goma, Fastone, Labonte, Ronald, Lencucha, Raphael, Zulu, Richard   +4 more
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Secondhand smoke exposure at home in China

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background China took great efforts to protect people from secondhand smoke (SHS), including health education, smoke-free environment creating and smoke-free law promotion. Now, more and more people support smoke-free in public places.
Lin Xiao, Jingru Zhang, Yi Nan, Lili Wang, Yuan Jiang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source