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| Year : 2020 | Volume
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White paper on smokeless tobacco & women's health in India
Shalini Singh1, Pankhuri Jain2, Prashant Kumar Singh2, K Srinath Reddy3, Balram Bhargava4
1 ICMR-National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
2 Division of Preventive Oncology, ICMR-National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
3 Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi, India
4 Department of Health Research (ICMR), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr Prashant Kumar Singh
Division of Preventive Oncology, ICMR-National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research, Noida 201 301, Uttar Pradesh
India
 Source of Support: This study was supported by the ICMR Task Force Study on Smokeless Tobacco and Reproductive & Maternal Health (No. RBMH/SLT/2018), Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_537_20
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Smokeless tobacco (SLT) use is widespread across many nations and populations, and India shares more than three-quarters of the global burden of SLT consumption. Tobacco use in India has been largely viewed as a male-dominant behaviour. However, evidence from medical, social and behavioural sciences show significant SLT use among women and young girls. This paper highlights key dimensions of SLT use among women in India including prevalence and determinants, the health effects arising from SLT use and cessation behaviours. The paper concludes by providing recommendations with the aim of setting research priorities and policy agenda to achieve a tobacco-free society. The focus on women and girls is essential to achieve the national targets for tobacco control under the National Health Policy, 2017, and Sustainable Development Goals 3 of ensuring healthy lives and promote well-being for all.
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