scholarly journals Implementation of graphic health warning labels on tobacco products in India: the interplay between the cigarette and the bidi industries

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 547-555 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sujatha Sankaran ◽  
Heikki Hiilamo ◽  
Stanton A Glantz
Keyword(s):  
Warning Labels ◽  
Tobacco Products ◽  
Health Warning

scholarly journals Country Participation in the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Health Warnings Database

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 1179173X2110642
Author(s):  
Christopher M. Seitz ◽  
Kenneth D. Ward ◽  
Zubair Kabir
Keyword(s):  
Tobacco Control ◽  
World Health ◽  
Warning Labels ◽  
Health Warnings ◽  
Tobacco Products ◽  
Health Warning ◽  
Pictorial Warnings ◽  
The World ◽  
Alternative Tobacco Products ◽  
Tobacco Packaging

Background The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) Health Warnings Database is an online, publicly available resource created for countries to upload and share pictorial health warnings for tobacco packaging. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the extent to which the database is used by countries for the sharing of pictorial warnings. Methods The study’s sample included parties to the FCTC who required graphic health warning labels on cigarette packaging from. Those countries were categorized as having a low, middle, and high Socio-Demographic Index (SDI). The Health Warnings Database was then analyzed for those countries’ unique pictorial images, as well as the number of pictorials that were shared between countries. Results Of the 110 countries that required pictorial warnings on cigarette packaging, only 53 (48%) voluntarily contributed pictorials to the database, with most of those (53%) being high SDI-level countries. There were 342 unique pictorials on the database, with 62 images posted by seven countries that were used by 13 other countries. Conclusion While sharing was evident from the database, there remains a need for more countries to upload the pictorials to the database. There is also a need to expand the database to include alternative tobacco products, such as waterpipe tobacco and e-cigarettes.

scholarly journals Perceived Effectiveness of Pictorial Health Warning Labels of Tobacco Products and Associated Factors among Smokers and Quitters in Kaski District, Nepal

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 29-37
Author(s):  
Kamal Bahadur Budha ◽  
Chiranjivi Adhikari ◽  
Nand Ram Gahatraj
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Response ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Smoking Status ◽  
Perceived Effectiveness ◽  
Warning Labels ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Tobacco Products ◽  
Psychological Response ◽  
Health Warning

Introduction: Globally, tobacco kills more than seven million people per year. In Nepal, more than fifty different types of tobacco products, both in smoke and smokeless forms, are available. Pictorial health warning labels (PHWLs) on tobacco products provide an effective way to aware both literates and illiterates about the health effects of tobacco use. This study aimed to assess the perceived effectiveness of pictorial health warning labels of tobacco products and associated factors among smokers and quitters. Methods: The study design was community-based cross-sectional analytical with the quantitative method. We interviewed 389 adults (111 Quitters and 278 Smokers) of Kaski district. The sample was taken from both rural and urban areas based on existing household proportion. Ethical approval was taken from NHRC. We entered data in EpiData and analyzed in SPSS softwares. The perceived effectiveness scores of PHWLs were calculated (alpha ranges from 0.91 to 0.96) and compared among different groups using the Wilcoxon rank-sum test and Kruskal-Wallis test with the Dunn’s multiple comparisons. The perceived effectiveness score of PHWLs were correlated with discrete covariates using Spearman rank correlation. Results: Nearly one-third of the participants (32.7%) had bought a single piece of tobacco product, which is not allowed in Nepal. Nearly sixteen percentage of the participants were moderate to high level of nicotine dependent. Only twelve percent of participants wanted to quit or already quitted as s/he saw the PHWLs. Scores of Premature birth was statistically significant (p=0.031) on smoking status. Martial status, ethnicity, any family member use tobacco, age at first exposure psychological response, behavioral response and message credibility were statistically significant for the perceived effectiveness of PHWLs among smokers. Whereas place of resident, education status, age, psychological response, behavioral response, self efficacy and message credibility were statistically significant at p<0.05 for the perceived effectiveness of PHWLs among quitters. Conclusions: This study concluded that premature type of PHWL was more effective than other type of PHWLs. The interventional program along with social and behavior change communication should be focused on the psychological, behavioral related and geographical setting. Further research is suggested to carryout the interventional study addressing behavioral and psychological factors.

Communicating risk: status of health warning labels on various tobacco products in Indian market

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neema Joseph ◽  
Sonu Goel ◽  
Rana Jugdeep Singh ◽  
Binod Patro ◽  
Star Pala ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Warning Labels ◽  
Indian Market ◽  
Tobacco Products ◽  
Risk Status ◽  
Health Warning ◽  
Communicating Risk

Effectiveness of Text versus Pictorial Health Warning Labels and Predictors of Support for Plain Packaging of Tobacco Products within the European Union

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Israel T. Agaku ◽  
Filippos T. Filippidis ◽  
Constantine I. Vardavas
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Smoking Behavior ◽  
Tobacco Product ◽  
The Self ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Warning Labels ◽  
Tobacco Products ◽  
Health Warning ◽  
Plain Packaging ◽  
Pictorial Warnings

Background: Tobacco product warning labels are a key health communication medium with plain packaging noted as the next step in the evolution of tobacco packaging. We assessed the self-reported impact of text versus pictorial health warnings and the determinants of support for plain packaging of tobacco products in the European Union (EU). Methods: The Special Eurobarometer 385 survey was analyzed for 26,566 adults from 27 EU countries in 2012. The self-reported impact of warning labels (text or pictorial) and determinants of EU-wide support for plain packaging were assessed using multivariate logistic regression. Results: Current smokers in countries where cigarette pictorial warnings were implemented had higher odds of reporting that health warning labels had any effect on their smoking behavior (making a quit attempt or reducing number of cigarettes smoked per day) compared to respondents in countries with text-only warning labels (adjusted odds ratio, aOR = 1.31; 95% confidence interval, 95% CI: 1.10-1.56). Population support for plain packaging of tobacco packs was higher in countries where cigarette pictorial warnings already existed (aOR = 1.17; 95% CI: 1.07-1.28). Conclusions: These findings indicate that the implementation of pictorial warnings at an EU level may have a positive behavioral impact among smokers and pave the way for population support for plain packaging in the EU.

scholarly journals Tobacco industry strategies to prevent a ban on the display of tobacco products and changes to health warning labels on the packaging in Brazil

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (December) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
André Luiz Oliveira da Silva ◽  
Graziele Grilo ◽  
Patricia Aleksitch Castello Branco ◽  
Ana Marcia Messeder Sebrão Fernandes ◽  
Patricia Goncalves Duarte Albertassi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tobacco Industry ◽  
Warning Labels ◽  
Tobacco Products ◽  
Health Warning

scholarly journals The Market for Bidis, Smokeless Tobacco, and Cigarettes in India: Evidence From Semi-Urban and Rural Areas in Five States

2021 ◽  
Vol 66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin Welding ◽  
Michael Iacobelli ◽  
Sejal Saraf ◽  
Katherine Clegg Smith ◽  
Namrata Puntambekar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Smokeless Tobacco ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Retail Price ◽  
Warning Labels ◽  
Tobacco Products ◽  
Health Warning ◽  
Tax Exemptions ◽  
Urban And Rural Areas ◽  
Small Producers

Objectives: Compare the brand availability, pricing and presence of illicit products in semi-urban and rural areas in India across product types and states.Methods: In late 2017, 382 unique tobacco products were purchased from localities with populations under 50,000 in the states of Assam, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh. Brand, printed maximum retail price, price paid, tax, and health warning labels (HWLs) were used to compare the market for bidis, smokeless tobacco (SLT), and cigarettes.Results: Brand availability and pricing of SLT products was similar to cigarettes. Brand availability and pricing of bidis was consistent with having many small producers. Bidis and single serving SLT with spice mixtures were more affordable than cigarettes and SLT sold alone. 2% of SLT and 10% of cigarettes did not feature an India HWL.Conclusion: The elimination of single serving SLT packets and the removal of tax exemptions for small producers, often exploited by bidi producers, could reduce their respective affordability. State differences in illegal and illicit products could indicate a greater need for enforcement in some states.

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