Introducing tobacco free workplace policy in workplaces in India - challenges and learning

Gupte, Himanshu; Mandal, Gauri; Thawal, Vaibhav; Chaudhuri, Leni

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“…The majority of women workforce in the NE India are engaged in unorganized sector 25 and those in the unorganized sector may not adhere to regulations laid by the tobacco control policy. In NE States, in particular Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland, tobacco control programmes should take cognisance of this and expand their outreach to women in the unorganized sectors and communities with culturally appropriate messages and campaigns condoning practices that endorse tobacco use 6 , 26 , 27 . Types of tobacco used by women in the State, language and socio-cultural differences should be considered while developing such interventions for prevention of initiation of use as well as quitting SLT by women.…”

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Predictors of smokeless tobacco use among the adult population of north-east India during 2009-2017: A decomposition analysis

Nair¹,

Singh²,

Deepani³

et al. 2022

Indian Journal of Medical Research

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Background & objectives: Contrary to overall declining trend in smokeless tobacco (SLT) use in India, an increase is observed in north-east (NE) India. This study examined the predictors of daily SLT use by gender and assessed the demographic and socio-economic characteristics that contribute to gender differences in SLT use in NE India. Methods: Data collected from 15,259 and 13,574 adults in the two rounds of Global Tobacco Adult Survey 1 and 2 for NE India during 2009-2010 and 2016-2017 were analyzed. Relative change, multivariable binary logistic regression and Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition analysis were used for analysis. Results: The findings suggest that among women in NE India, the daily SLT use significantly increased by 58 per cent between 2009-2010 to 2016-2017. Women residing in Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura were 3.5 and 2.5 times, respectively more likely to be daily SLT users compared to those in Assam. While age, education and wealth were the significant predictors of SLT use in both women and men, increased odds of SLT use were observed with women’s type of occupation and the State of residence. The majority of the gender differences in daily SLT use was explained by differences in work status (44%), age (26%), education (14%) and wealth status (9%) between men and women. Interpretation & conclusions: Increasing prevalence of SLT use amongst women in the NE States necessitates integration of gender-specific messages on harmful effects of SLT in the ongoing tobacco control programmes and development of culturally appropriate community-based interventions for cessation of SLT use.

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