Pictorial warnings on tobacco products: how delayed and diluted in India?

Thejus, T; Thayyil, Jayakrishnan

doi:10.20529/ijme.2009.033

Cited by 6 publications

(4 citation statements)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Among these deaths, 50% are due to cancer and 40% are other reported health-related problems such as cardiovascular and lung disorders. [2] Tobacco is used by various groups of people irrespective of their social, economic or educational background, and majority of them use it despite knowing the hazards to their health.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) enacted in 2003 is intended to discourage tobacco consumption. [2] Article 11 of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) recognized pictorial health warnings on tobacco products as one of the proven strategies to inform consumers of the harmful effects of tobacco on health. Countries that adopted pictorial warnings recorded a reduction in tobacco use through greater exposure to the warning labels and enhanced knowledge of health.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Effectiveness of pictorial warnings on tobacco packs: Hospital-based study findings from Vikarabad

Rekha

Anjum

2012

J Int Soc Prevent Communit Dent

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background:Recently, the Indian government introduced pictorial warnings that occupy an important position among different tobacco control initiatives. A study was done to evaluate the opinion of tobacco consumers on the implementation of pictorial warnings on tobacco packs and to compare the effectiveness of these warnings among individuals of varying socioeconomic status.Materials and Methods:This was a hospital-based study carried out among the tobacco-using patients attending the Outpatient Department of Sri Sai College of Dental Surgery, Vikarabad, Andhra Pradesh. The number of participants in the survey was 111. Questionnaire method was used for collecting the data.Results:Among the 111 participants, maximum number of study participants using any form of tobacco products were in the age group of 15–24 years, and higher consumption was seen among the lower socioeconomic strata. 88.3% of the participants strongly agreed on strengthening the warnings while 73.2% of them felt that pictures on tobacco packs should occupy 100% of the display area to make them more effective.Conclusion:These results suggest that policy makers should not be reluctant to introduce stronger and vivid pictures.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effectiveness of pictorial warnings on tobacco packs: Hospital-based study findings from Vikarabad

Rekha

Anjum

2012

J Int Soc Prevent Communit Dent

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…The harmful effect of tobacco products, it was found that the bidi smoking is more harmful as compared to cigarettes. People believe that due to the presence of filters and more refined forms of tobacco, cigarettes have less harmful effect (T, Thejus and Jayakrishan, 2009). Nearly 30% of the participants took steps to get rid of the habits even though they are not satisfied with the warning signs on tobacco products.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…(Ilankizhai and leelavathi, 2018) 80% of death occurs mainly due to the consumption of tobacco. India is one among the countries with the highest use of tobacco (T, Thejus and Jayakrishan, 2009). Tobacco packages which are left in public view between users may help in curbing passive smoking as it serves as portable advertisement making nonsmokers aware of deleterious effects of inhaling tobacco smoke (Majumdar, kumar and Selvaraj, 2017).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Awareness About Pictorial Warnings on Tobacco Products Among Tobacco Users - A Questionnaire Study

Yuvashree¹

2020

Biosci. Biotech. Res. Comm

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The World Health Organization has named tobacco products as one of the greatest causes for several diseases in the world . It has been estimated that 100 million deaths were caused by tobacco and its products in the 20th century. If this situation continues , there will be up to one billion deaths in the 21st century. The cigarettes packages serve as a cornerstone of tobacco marketing and advertising campaigns. The aim of this study is to assess the awareness about pictorial warnings on tobacco products in tobacco users among outpatients department of Private Dental college.The current study was a questionnaire based and it was conducted in the Saveetha Dental college ,Chennai,India . Nearly 180 tobacco users were recruited from the random sampling method .Only systemically healthy individuals with good mental health participated in the study. The data was collected by a self designed , close ended structure questionnaire which comprised 21 questions and was prepared and given to the participants. The results obtained from the participants were analysed and interpreted .Most of the study participants were males with the mean age of 30-50 years and 89% of the participants were aware of statutory and pictorial warnings present on the tobacco products. Majority of the subjects (75%) said pictorial representation on the tobacco packets does not refrain them from i tobacco intake. The pictorial warnings are helpful to some extent but require more strengthening to make pictorial health warnings easier to comprehend to assess the deleterious effects of tobacco by its consumers and general public.

show abstract

Communicating tobacco health risks: How effective are the warning labels on tobacco products?

et al. 2014

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background:Health hazards of tobacco are well known but only small numbers of tobacco users are fully aware of the harmful effects of tobacco. Warning labels on tobacco products are an effective way of communicating the consequences of tobacco use and bring about behavioural changes like quitting and reducing the tobacco consumption. So the present study was conducted to investigate the awareness and effectiveness of warning labels on tobacco products among health and non-healthcare professional of Barwala, Panchkula.Materials and Methods:A descriptive cross-sectional survey was carried out among 408 subjects who were randomly selected from different professional colleges of Barwala, Panchkula. Data obtained were anlysed using descriptive statistics and Chi-square test using SPSS 20.0.Results:Most of study participants has noticed the warnings on tobacco products and most of them believe that they could understand warning labels. More that 70% believe that warnings create awareness about health hazards of tobacco and help in reducing or quitting tobacco. Pictorial warning was found to be better as compared to text warning. Health professionals were able to assess pictorial warnings more correctly as compared to non-healthcare professionals.Conclusion:Warning labels on tobacco packs effectively inform people about adverse health effects of tobacco but the mandated warnings do not serve the desired purpose since they are not properly understood.

show abstract

Pictorial warnings on tobacco products: how delayed and diluted in India?

Cited by 6 publications

References 0 publications

Effectiveness of pictorial warnings on tobacco packs: Hospital-based study findings from Vikarabad

Effectiveness of pictorial warnings on tobacco packs: Hospital-based study findings from Vikarabad

Awareness About Pictorial Warnings on Tobacco Products Among Tobacco Users - A Questionnaire Study

Communicating tobacco health risks: How effective are the warning labels on tobacco products?

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About