1 | Cancer Institute (WIA), Psychooncology and Resource Centre for Tobacco Control (RCTC), India |
2 | Cancer Institute (WIA), Psychooncology, India |
3 | Cancer Institute (WIA), Resource Centre for Tobacco Control, India |
4 | St.Georges University, Pre Medicine, Grenada |
Themes | Enforcement | Industry Interference | Awareness | Cessation Services | Media | ||||
Sub Themes | Lack of enforcement | Need for effective enforcement | Lobbying of tobacco industry | Lack of awareness | Integration of awareness into school curriculum | Inadequate cessation services | Strengthening of cessation services | Paradoxical projection of tobacco | Media as an ambassador for tobacco control |
Sample Quotes | “There is no particular agency to provide enforcement. The government mechanism is not functioning very well.” “So many sections under the COTPA act have not been notified and enforced till now. The implementation is very poor.” | “I feel COTPA has to be enforced more strictly and this can increase its effectiveness.” | “Tobacco industries employ surrogate advertising that has adverse effects.” “Tobacco industries are keeping close contacts with politicians and policy makers. They try to influence them and this is a major challenge.” | “Awareness is highly necessary in the rural areas more than the urban areas.” “The concerned authorities themselves are unaware of COTPA and the various sections under it in detail.” “There are still a lot of misconceptions relating to tobacco and its related products” | “Early initiation can be curbed by giving interventions at schools.” “Early intervention and awareness through lessons will encourage and promote awareness amongst the youngsters” | “ The practitioners providing cessation services themselves are not aware of the correct methodology for tobacco cessation” | “Every health personnel in the country has to be educated on the tobacco cessation methodologies” | “Contradictory messages are being projected through films with regard to the use of tobacco products. “section 5 (COTPA) violation by the film industry” | “Articles relating to ill effects of tobacco usages so that will help in awareness of the same. “Showcasing advertisement featuring the ill effects of tobacco use in cinema theatres is very effective.” |