Awareness and compliance to anti-smoking law in South Bengaluru, India

Banandur, Pradeep; Kumar, Muthkur Venkataramanappa; Gururaj, G

doi:10.18332/tpc/76549

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“…Persons responsible for compliance of COTPA were not aware of the provisions under the Act; that in public places can penalize the offenders. Similar results were observed by Banadur SP et al, [24] . The lack in enforcement of COTPA suggests a gap between the awareness and practice of the law.…”

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Compliance monitoring of cigarettes and other tobacco products act (COTPA) and its awareness among person responsible for compliance in Srinagar government hospitals

Raina¹,

Shah²,

Jan³

2021

Int. J. Appl. Dent. Sci.

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Background: The unsolicited tobacco exposure among non-smokers has led to an increase in burden of tobacco related diseases. The Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (COTPA) Act 2003 Section 4, 6 aims to reduce exposure to SHS. Tobacco-free hospital campus reduce exposure to environmental tobacco smoke. Awareness and compliance to COTPA are key to achieving its intended outcome. With this background, the present work was designed to assess the compliance and awareness among persons responsible for compliance (PRC) of Section-4 and 6 of COTPA in hospitals of Srinagar district of Jammu and Kashmir. Methods: An observational crosssectional study was conducted within Government hospitals. A total of 10 hospitals were selected using convenient sampling. The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's observational and interview checklist was used to for data collection. These places were observed for certain parameters of assessment by a structured checklist, which included evidence of active smoking, evidence of recent smoking, display of signages, presence of smoking aids, cigarette butts and bidi ends. Results: The signs of active smoking were observed more in residential areas (66.7%). No smoking signages" board was displayed in 86% of the hospitals but compliance to content was found only 30%. Tobacco vendors were present in 80% in places around hospital buildings. 90% of persons responsible for compliance were aware of the existence of the COTPA law in public places. However, only (30%) knew that the provisions included a penalty for those who violated the provisions of the law. Conclusions: Low compliance, coupled with the lack of appropriate awareness among PRCs about COTPA, demands a comprehensive strategy to enhance awareness and strict enforcement of the law.

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Compliance monitoring of cigarettes and other tobacco products act (COTPA) and its awareness among person responsible for compliance in Srinagar government hospitals

Raina¹,

Shah²,

Jan³

2021

Int. J. Appl. Dent. Sci.

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“…26 Compliance with COPTA 5 reduces exposure to pro-tobacco messages and correlates to lower tobacco use 27 An alarming one-third of the school adjacent communities showed low levels of compliance with COPTA regulations. Our study, along with similar others, 28 was consistent with the hypotheses that higher compliance with tobacco COPTA laws would be associated with a protective effect on tobacco use in adolescents. Moreover, our study also shows a direct relationship with higher community compliance scores having higher AOIs (Table 4).…”

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confidence: 93%

The association of tobacco use in adolescents with their interpersonal surroundings and assessing tobacco vendor compliance with COPTA policies: A cross-sectional study

Parthasarathi¹,

Puvvada

Siddaiah

et al. 2022

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health

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“…Both indoors and outdoors, it was found that only a small number of public places had a good level of compliance, while the majority of public places had a poor level of compliance with the laws. Similar findings were reported in a study conducted in South Bengaluru, India, where only 1.9% of the observed public places showed full compliance, and 28.1% of the observed public places showed partial compliance with the laws [35].…”

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Compliance with smoke-free legislation in public places: An observational study in a northeast city of Bangladesh

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Background Bangladesh is one of the highest tobacco-consuming countries in the world, with a large number of adult users of a variety of smoked and/or smokeless tobacco products. Bangladesh tobacco control act prohibits smoking in public places and requires the owners of public places to display ‘no smoking’ signages. Objectives The objective of this study was to assess the level of compliance with the tobacco control act (smoke-free laws) in public places in a northeast city of Bangladesh. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted between June 1 and August 25, 2020, across 673 public places in Sylhet city, Bangladesh. The data was collected using a structured observational checklist that included variables such as the presence of active smoking, the presence of designated smoking areas, the display of ’no smoking’ signages, evidence of recent smoking such as ashes, butts/bidi ends, and the presence of smoking aids. Results Among 673 public places, a total of 635 indoor locations and 313 outdoor locations were observed. Only 70 (11%) indoor locations were found to be in good compliance, and 388 (61.1%) indoor locations were found to be in moderate compliance with smoke-free laws. On the other hand, only 5 (1.6%) outdoor locations were in good compliance, and 63 (20.1%) outdoor locations were in moderate compliance with smoke-free laws. The overall compliance with smoke-free laws at indoor locations was 52.7%, and at outdoor locations was 26.5%. The highest compliance was observed at healthcare facilities (58.6%) and the least at transit points (35.7%) for indoor locations. In outdoor locations, the highest compliance was observed at offices and workplaces (37.1%) and the least at transit points (2.2%). Higher active smoking was observed in public places where there was an absence of ‘no smoking’ signage and the presence of points of sale (POSs) (p-value <0.05). Further, higher active smoking was observed in places where any smoking aids, cigarette butts, bidi ends, or ashes were present (p-value <0.05). Conclusion This study found moderate compliance at indoor locations and very low compliance at outdoor locations. The government should focus more on implementing smoke-free laws in all kinds of public places, particularly at most frequently visited places and transit sites. ‘No smoking’ signages should be displayed per legislation across all public places. Policymakers should consider the prohibition of POS in/around a public place as it has a positive effect on smoking.

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Awareness and compliance to anti-smoking law in South Bengaluru, India

Cited by 7 publications

References 16 publications

Compliance monitoring of cigarettes and other tobacco products act (COTPA) and its awareness among person responsible for compliance in Srinagar government hospitals

Compliance monitoring of cigarettes and other tobacco products act (COTPA) and its awareness among person responsible for compliance in Srinagar government hospitals

The association of tobacco use in adolescents with their interpersonal surroundings and assessing tobacco vendor compliance with COPTA policies: A cross-sectional study

Compliance with smoke-free legislation in public places: An observational study in a northeast city of Bangladesh

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