Background: Tobacco use is a major cause of preventable death and disease in India. A nationally representative case-control study of smoking in India (2008) revealed that only 2% of smokers had spontaneously quit. This study was undertaken to assess tobacco quit rates among the youth in an urban health center and to determine barriers in quitting tobacco use. Methods: This cross sectional stud...

OBJECTIVE To study the prevalence, consumption patterns and correlates of tobacco use among adolescent SZI children in Government schools in the National Capital territory of Delhi. METHODS Thirty schools in National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, India, were selected by two stage cluster random design and population proportionate to size sampling (PPS) methodology. A sample of 3,422 child...

Harm reduction by use of buccalabsorption tobacco products (smokeless tobacco) is at the centre of the debate among health professionals dealing with tobacco-related issues, but uncertainties prevail. John Britton and Richard Edwards (Feb 2, p 441) suggest the establishment of a national nicotine regulatory authority. Nicotine replacement therapies reduce cigarette consumption, but we still do ...

"The Government does not believe that stopping tobacco advertising would significantly reduce consumption and intends to continue with the successful voluntary agreement." (Department of Health, February 1994) "There does seem to be an inconsistency in a policy which continues to defend tobacco advertising even in a restricted form with a policy designed to reduce smoking further." (Michael Hes...

The WHO FCTC proposes a comprehensive ban on tobacco advertising, promotion, and sponsorship, in recognition that it would reduce consumption of tobacco products (Figure 5.12). This section will explain how to go about measuring the effectiveness of restrictions on tobacco marketing communications, such as advertising bans or limitations on the use of specific media. First, terms are defined an...

Objective. To determine the trends in structure and assess medical, social clinical aspects of consumption tobacco nicotine-containing products among adolescents aged 1417. Material methods. During study, 352 14 to 18 years studying urban (n = 202) rural 150) schools Yaroslavl region were surveyed 20202021. Statistical processing data was carried out using computer programs "Statistica" v.10.0....

BackgroundTobacco usage has become a major public health problem. It is leading cause of preventable disease and death. The hazard related to tobacco consumption also increasing. Therefore, the present study aimed assess perception towards pattern products among auto-rickshaw drivers.MethodsA cross-sectional was conducted from November 2019 August 2020 161 drivers Udupi Taluk, Karnataka using p...