ArticleJournal of education and health promotion2018
Cognizance and social attitudes regarding tobacco control laws in and around educational institutions of Nellore city, India.
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- Feasibility of the novel 'Tobacco-Free Hospital' model and its compliance assessment at a tertiary care hospital of New Delhi, India.Journal of education and health promotion · 2022Article
- Development and Validation of a Comic Tool: An Innovative Approach to Raise Awareness about Tobacco Control among School Teachers.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social MedicineArticle
- Compliance of Sections 4-7 of Cigarette and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) 2003 in India-A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social MedicineReview
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Abstract
introductionIndian national law namely Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) exists since 2003 and aims at protecting all the people in our country, but smoking is still prevalent among people. This study was aimed to assess awareness, attitudes, and practices regarding prohibition of sale of tobacco products near educational institutions of Nellore city, India. MATERIALS AND
methodsA descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in degree colleges of Nellore city of Andhra Pradesh. The study population includes institutional personnel (student, teaching staff, nonteaching staff, and workers) of selected degree colleges of Nellore city. A structured questionnaire was designed for this study which was validated by Davis criteria; reliability was assessed by test-retest design. The questionnaire was divided into five parts consisting of demographic details (age and gender), smoking behavior, knowledge about tobacco control laws, attitudes toward the law and policies, and practices followed in the institution. Logistic regression analysis was used to find out the association between different independent variables to tobacco usage among institutional personnel.
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conclusionThe study concluded that there was lack of knowledge about smoke-free legislation among the study population and a high support for strict implementation of COTPA.
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