World Health Organization MPOWER for tobacco control in India: a 6-year retrospective analysis
Background. Prevalence and practices of tobacco usage in India are diverse and incongruent and Government of India has enacted various laws to overcome this burden. To make tobacco control measures effective and powerful, WHO introduced MPOWER in 2004 and India was one of the first countries that im...
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| author | Ravneet Malhi Gitanjali Mago Puneet Sharma Ramandeep Singh Gambhir Amit Aggarwal Anupreet Paul |
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| description | Background. Prevalence and practices of tobacco usage in India are diverse and incongruent and Government of India has enacted various laws to overcome this burden. To make tobacco control measures effective and powerful, WHO introduced MPOWER in 2004 and India was one of the first countries that implemented the MPOWER.
Objective. This study is aimed to quantify the implementation of MPOWER tobacco control policies in India.
Material and Methods. In this retrospective analysis, data was gathered from the WHO MPOWER of India from 2015 to 2021. This analysis was based on the checklist which was designed previously by Iranian and international tobacco control specialists in their study on tobacco control.
Results. In the present comparative analysis, India was categorized by scores and these were acquired from each indicator for each activity and 2021 year got the highest scores as compared to the previous year scores i.e. 27 in 2015. In context to individual indicators, noticeable increase in scores has been seen in both health warning on cigarette packages and adult daily smoking prevalence, whereas no progress was observed in smoking related policies.
Conclusion. Although MPOWER programmes are widely accepted by the Indian government, but still substantial improvement in fewer sections is required. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f332debd85384f91b0b003b1eb2864362023-12-18T11:53:08ZengNational Institute of Public Health - National Institute of HygieneRoczniki Panstwowego Zakladu Higieny0035-77152451-23112023-12-0174442122610.32394/rpzh.2023.0282World Health Organization MPOWER for tobacco control in India: a 6-year retrospective analysisRavneet Malhi0Gitanjali Mago1Puneet Sharma2Ramandeep Singh Gambhir3Amit Aggarwal4Anupreet Paul5Department of Public Health Dentistry, Desh Bhagat Dental College and Hospital, Mandi Gobindgarh, India2 Department of Prosthodontics, Desh Bhagat Dental College and Hospital, Mandi Gobindgarh, India2 Department of Prosthodontics, Desh Bhagat Dental College and Hospital, Mandi Gobindgarh, India3 Department of Public Health Dentistry, Rayat and Bahra Dental College and Hospital, Mohali, IndiaDepartment of Dentistry, Dr BR Ambedkar State Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS), Mohali, IndiaMedical Officer Dental (National Health Mission), Punjab, IndiaBackground. Prevalence and practices of tobacco usage in India are diverse and incongruent and Government of India has enacted various laws to overcome this burden. To make tobacco control measures effective and powerful, WHO introduced MPOWER in 2004 and India was one of the first countries that implemented the MPOWER. Objective. This study is aimed to quantify the implementation of MPOWER tobacco control policies in India. Material and Methods. In this retrospective analysis, data was gathered from the WHO MPOWER of India from 2015 to 2021. This analysis was based on the checklist which was designed previously by Iranian and international tobacco control specialists in their study on tobacco control. Results. In the present comparative analysis, India was categorized by scores and these were acquired from each indicator for each activity and 2021 year got the highest scores as compared to the previous year scores i.e. 27 in 2015. In context to individual indicators, noticeable increase in scores has been seen in both health warning on cigarette packages and adult daily smoking prevalence, whereas no progress was observed in smoking related policies. Conclusion. Although MPOWER programmes are widely accepted by the Indian government, but still substantial improvement in fewer sections is required.http://wydawnictwa.pzh.gov.pl/roczniki_pzh/world-health-organization-mpower-for-tobacco-control-in-india-a-6-year-retrospective-analysis?lang=plmpower policiestobaccowhosmokingpolicies |
| spellingShingle | Ravneet Malhi Gitanjali Mago Puneet Sharma Ramandeep Singh Gambhir Amit Aggarwal Anupreet Paul World Health Organization MPOWER for tobacco control in India: a 6-year retrospective analysis Roczniki Panstwowego Zakladu Higieny mpower policies tobacco who smoking policies |
| title | World Health Organization MPOWER for tobacco control in India: a 6-year retrospective analysis |
| title_full | World Health Organization MPOWER for tobacco control in India: a 6-year retrospective analysis |
| title_fullStr | World Health Organization MPOWER for tobacco control in India: a 6-year retrospective analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | World Health Organization MPOWER for tobacco control in India: a 6-year retrospective analysis |
| title_short | World Health Organization MPOWER for tobacco control in India: a 6-year retrospective analysis |
| title_sort | world health organization mpower for tobacco control in india a 6 year retrospective analysis |
| topic | mpower policies tobacco who smoking policies |
| url | http://wydawnictwa.pzh.gov.pl/roczniki_pzh/world-health-organization-mpower-for-tobacco-control-in-india-a-6-year-retrospective-analysis?lang=pl |
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