Gaurang P Nazar
Biographic Data
| ID | 7700619 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gaurang P Nazar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gaurang P |
| FAMILY NAME | Nazar |
| SIGNATURE | NAZAR G P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Public Health Foundation of India |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7025-2946 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Anxiety and depression among adult tobacco users during the Covid-19 restrictions in India
During COVID-19 lockdown, mental health of tobacco users (primarily women) was associated with food, housing and financial insecurity. The Indian Government rightly initiated several health, social and economic measures to shield the most vulnerable from COVID-19, including a ban on the sale of tobacco products. It is also necessary to prioritize universal health coverage, expanded social security net, tobacco cessation and mental health services…
Understanding the dynamics of notification and implementation of Article 5.3 across India’s states and union territories
The spread of state- and district-level policies illustrates opportunities federal structures can provide for accelerating tobacco control. Given significant omissions and policy tensions, there remains a need for national action to build on these innovations, including in revisions to India's tobacco control legislation
Kids and Diabetes in Schools (KiDS) intervention in India
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess the experience and satisfaction of teachers and parents of children with and without diabetes, with the Kids and Diabetes in School (KiDS) intervention. Project KiDS aimed to foster a safe and supportive school environment to encourage the management of type 1 diabetes and prevention of type 2 diabetes. Design: This qualitative evaluation involved semi-structured, face-to-face, in-depth intervie…
Changes in tobacco depictions after implementation of tobacco-free film and TV rules in Bollywood films in India
India's 2012 rules were followed by a reduction in tobacco depictions in Bollywood films. Enhanced monitoring of compliance is needed to ensure the continued effectiveness of the rules
The Indian Bidi Industry
Background The bidi industry in India is predominantly an unorganized sector. It continues to enjoy tax benefits, arguably, to protect bidi workers’ interests and employment. Our objective was to study trends in employment and wage differentials in the bidi industry using nationally representative data. Methods We studied trends in employment and wages in the bidi industry using secondary data from the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) and the…
Tobacco imagery in on-demand streaming content popular among adolescents and young adults in India
Contrary to Section 5 of India's Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, its Rules are not being complied with by the streaming platforms. US-produced streaming media contains more tobacco incidents than Indian-produced media. There is an urgent need for better enforcement of existing Rules on streaming platforms in India, and modernisation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, Article 13 guidelines to account for new streaming p…
Exposure to tobacco imagery in popular films and the risk of ever smoking among children in southern India
In this cross-sectional study, children in southern India who had seen films containing tobacco imagery are no more likely to smoke than those who had not, indicating that the tobacco control messaging mandated by Indian law may be attenuating the effect of tobacco imagery in films on smoking uptake
Assessment of tobacco imagery and compliance with tobacco-free rules in popular Indian films
Tobacco content was common in films classified as suitable for viewing by children, more among regional than national languages. Compliance with tobacco control laws was low. Stricter enforcement of tobacco-free film rules will protect children and adolescents from exposure to tobacco use on screen
Impact of India’s National Tobacco Control Programme on bidi and cigarette consumption
Our findings indicate that early implementation of the NTCP may not have produced reductions in tobacco use reflecting generally poor performance against the Framework Convention for Tobacco Control objectives in India. This study highlights the importance of strengthening the implementation and enforcement of tobacco control policies in LMICs to achieve national and international child health and premature NCD mortality reduction targets
Association of breakfast intake with obesity, dietary and physical activity behavior among urban school-aged adolescents in Delhi, India
Daily breakfast consumption is associated with less overweight and obesity and with healthier dietary- and physical activity-related behaviors among urban Indian students. Although prospective studies should confirm the present results, intervention programs to prevent or treat childhood obesity in India should consider emphasizing regular breakfast consumption
Integrating tobacco control into health and development agendas
Tobacco use is one of the major risk factors for non-communicable diseases, with a profound impact on resource-poor low-income and middle-income countries such as India, where tobacco use is high and where socioeconomic as well as health inequalities are rampant. Effective implementation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control requires multisectoral efforts that can fructify through integration of tobacco control into broader health and de…
Tobacco use in Bollywood movies, tobacco promotional activities and their association with tobacco use among Indian adolescents
Watching tobacco use in Bollywood movies and receptivity to tobacco promotional activities were both independently associated with ever tobacco use among adolescents in India, with ORs being similar to the studies of adolescents elsewhere
Impact of tobacco advertisements on tobacco use among urban adolescents in India
High receptivity to tobacco advertising predicts future progression to tobacco use among boys in India. Suggestive evidence exists of a causal relationship between tobacco marketing and adolescent tobacco use
Community-based model for preventing tobacco use among disadvantaged adolescents in urban slums of India
Tobacco consumption in multiple forms presents an emerging, significant and growing threat to the health of Indian adolescents, especially those from low socio-economic communities. Research in two phases was undertaken among economically disadvantaged adolescents in two urban slums of Delhi. In phase I, qualitative research methods such as focus group discussions and in-depth interviews were used to explore and understand the determinants influe…
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Community-based model for preventing tobacco use among disadvantaged adolescents in urban slums of India
Tobacco consumption in multiple forms presents an emerging, significant and growing threat to the health of Indian adolescents, especially those from low socio-economic communities. Research in two phases was undertaken among economically disadvantaged adolescents in two urban slums of Delhi. In phase I, qualitative research methods such as focus group discussions and in-depth interviews were used to explore and understand the determinants influe…
Tobacco use in Bollywood movies, tobacco promotional activities and their association with tobacco use among Indian adolescents
Watching tobacco use in Bollywood movies and receptivity to tobacco promotional activities were both independently associated with ever tobacco use among adolescents in India, with ORs being similar to the studies of adolescents elsewhere
Impact of tobacco advertisements on tobacco use among urban adolescents in India
High receptivity to tobacco advertising predicts future progression to tobacco use among boys in India. Suggestive evidence exists of a causal relationship between tobacco marketing and adolescent tobacco use
Association of breakfast intake with obesity, dietary and physical activity behavior among urban school-aged adolescents in Delhi, India
Daily breakfast consumption is associated with less overweight and obesity and with healthier dietary- and physical activity-related behaviors among urban Indian students. Although prospective studies should confirm the present results, intervention programs to prevent or treat childhood obesity in India should consider emphasizing regular breakfast consumption
Integrating tobacco control into health and development agendas
Tobacco use is one of the major risk factors for non-communicable diseases, with a profound impact on resource-poor low-income and middle-income countries such as India, where tobacco use is high and where socioeconomic as well as health inequalities are rampant. Effective implementation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control requires multisectoral efforts that can fructify through integration of tobacco control into broader health and de…
Impact of India’s National Tobacco Control Programme on bidi and cigarette consumption
Our findings indicate that early implementation of the NTCP may not have produced reductions in tobacco use reflecting generally poor performance against the Framework Convention for Tobacco Control objectives in India. This study highlights the importance of strengthening the implementation and enforcement of tobacco control policies in LMICs to achieve national and international child health and premature NCD mortality reduction targets
Assessment of tobacco imagery and compliance with tobacco-free rules in popular Indian films
Tobacco content was common in films classified as suitable for viewing by children, more among regional than national languages. Compliance with tobacco control laws was low. Stricter enforcement of tobacco-free film rules will protect children and adolescents from exposure to tobacco use on screen
The Indian Bidi Industry
Background The bidi industry in India is predominantly an unorganized sector. It continues to enjoy tax benefits, arguably, to protect bidi workers’ interests and employment. Our objective was to study trends in employment and wage differentials in the bidi industry using nationally representative data. Methods We studied trends in employment and wages in the bidi industry using secondary data from the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) and the…
Tobacco imagery in on-demand streaming content popular among adolescents and young adults in India
Contrary to Section 5 of India's Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, its Rules are not being complied with by the streaming platforms. US-produced streaming media contains more tobacco incidents than Indian-produced media. There is an urgent need for better enforcement of existing Rules on streaming platforms in India, and modernisation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, Article 13 guidelines to account for new streaming p…
Exposure to tobacco imagery in popular films and the risk of ever smoking among children in southern India
In this cross-sectional study, children in southern India who had seen films containing tobacco imagery are no more likely to smoke than those who had not, indicating that the tobacco control messaging mandated by Indian law may be attenuating the effect of tobacco imagery in films on smoking uptake
Kids and Diabetes in Schools (KiDS) intervention in India
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess the experience and satisfaction of teachers and parents of children with and without diabetes, with the Kids and Diabetes in School (KiDS) intervention. Project KiDS aimed to foster a safe and supportive school environment to encourage the management of type 1 diabetes and prevention of type 2 diabetes. Design: This qualitative evaluation involved semi-structured, face-to-face, in-depth intervie…
Changes in tobacco depictions after implementation of tobacco-free film and TV rules in Bollywood films in India
India's 2012 rules were followed by a reduction in tobacco depictions in Bollywood films. Enhanced monitoring of compliance is needed to ensure the continued effectiveness of the rules
Anxiety and depression among adult tobacco users during the Covid-19 restrictions in India
During COVID-19 lockdown, mental health of tobacco users (primarily women) was associated with food, housing and financial insecurity. The Indian Government rightly initiated several health, social and economic measures to shield the most vulnerable from COVID-19, including a ban on the sale of tobacco products. It is also necessary to prioritize universal health coverage, expanded social security net, tobacco cessation and mental health services…
Understanding the dynamics of notification and implementation of Article 5.3 across India’s states and union territories
The spread of state- and district-level policies illustrates opportunities federal structures can provide for accelerating tobacco control. Given significant omissions and policy tensions, there remains a need for national action to build on these innovations, including in revisions to India's tobacco control legislation
Medicine (12 works) · Environmental health (10 works) · Public health (9 works) · Tobacco control (8 works) · Tobacco use (8 works) · Smoking Behavior and Cessation (7 works) · Business (6 works) · Population (6 works) · Demography (5 works) · Demography (5 works)