Assessment of knowledge gap on cigarettes and other tobacco products act (COTPA) among tobacco vendors in Puducherry: A mixed-method study

Background: Tobacco usage has been identified as a leading preventable cause of mortality and is responsible for six million fatalities per year globally. India had enacted COTPA in 2003. Tobacco vendors are one of the key stakeholders for Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) implementa...

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Main Authors: Lalithambigai Chellamuthu, J Jenifer Florence Mary, T D Subhaashini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Community Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.ijcm.org.in/article.asp?issn=0970-0218;year=2023;volume=48;issue=5;spage=741;epage=747;aulast=Chellamuthu