Background: Worldwide, tobacco use is a serious public health concern affecting the youth.
A vast majority of tobacco users start using tobacco well before the age of 18 years which …

Objective To quantify the extent of awareness regarding the harmful effects of tobacco
among the users (both smoked and smokeless) and non-users in India, and explore the …

Objectives Early initiation of tobacco use can lead to lifelong addiction and increases
tobacco-attributable morbidity and mortality. This study assesses trends in tobacco use …

Objective Having the world's second-largest tobacco-consuming population, tobacco control
is a priority agenda of the Indian Government. Yet, there is no evidence of how peer …

Background: India has completed the second round of the Global Adult Tobacco Survey
(GATS) to monitor adult tobacco use and progress in tobacco control efforts. This study …

Background: Tobacco use is a significant public health challenge, contributing to
preventable diseases and premature deaths globally. We aimed to determine the …

METHODS We conducted a cluster randomized controlled trial (April 2018–August 2019) in
adult smokers residing in a semi-urban region of India. Participants in the intervention arm …

Introduction: Health warning labels (HWLs) are one of the key strategies for tobacco control.
The current study assessed the individual characteristics affecting the noticeability of HWLs …

Background: The National Mental Health Survey was borne out of the felt need for a
comprehensive epidemiological survey on mental health to understand the magnitude of …

Background: Tobacco use in any form is a major public health concern. It accounts for nearly
1.35 million deaths every year. Many chronic illnesses occur due to the consumption of …