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Impact of school policies on non-communicable disease risk factors - a systematic review by Singh, Ankur, Bassi, Shalini, Nazar, Gaurang P, Saluja, Kiran, Park, MinHae, Kinra, Sanjay, Arora, Monika

“…Globally, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are identified as one of the leading causes of mortality. NCDs have several modifiable risk factors including…”
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Socioeconomic Inequalities in Secondhand Smoke Exposure at Home and at Work in 15 Low- and Middle-Income Countries by Nazar, Gaurang P., Lee, John Tayu, Arora, Monika, Millett, Christopher

“…In high-income countries, secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure is higher among disadvantaged groups. We examine socioeconomic inequalities in SHS exposure at home…”
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Prospective cohort study of exposure to tobacco imagery in popular films and smoking uptake among children in southern India by Kulkarni, Muralidhar M, Kamath, Asha, Kamath, Veena G, Lewis, Sarah, Bogdanovica, Ilze, Bains, Manpreet, Cranwell, Jo, Fogarty, Andrew, Arora, Monika, Nazar, Gaurang P, Ballal, Kirthinath, Naik, Ashwath K, Bhagawath, Rohith, Britton, John

“…Background Exposure to tobacco imagery in films causes young people to start smoking. Popular Indian films contain high levels of tobacco imagery, but those…”
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Association between being employed in a smoke-free workplace and living in a smoke-free home: Evidence from 15 low and middle income countries by Nazar, Gaurang P, Lee, John Tayu, Glantz, Stanton A, Arora, Monika, Pearce, Neil, Millett, Christopher

“…Abstract Objective To assess whether being employed in a smoke-free workplace is associated with living in a smoke-free home in 15 low and middle income…”
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Prevalence of Excessive Weight and Underweight and Its Associated Knowledge and Lifestyle Behaviors among Urban Private School-Going Adolescents in New Delhi by Rawal, Tina, Willeboordse, Maartje, Arora, Monika, Sharma, Nitika, Nazar, Gaurang P., Tandon, Nikhil, van Schayck, Constant P.

“…With rapid urbanization and the Indian nutrition transition, Indian adolescents face a high risk of developing an energy imbalance. This study aims to assess…”
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School policies, built environment and practices for non-communicable disease (NCD) prevention and control in schools of Delhi, India by Bassi, Shalini, Gupta, Vinay K, Park, MinHae, Nazar, Gaurang P, Rawal, Tina, Bhaumik, Soumyadeep, Kochhar, Kanwal Preet, Arora, Monika

“…To assess school policies, built environment and practices for prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in schools of Delhi, India. School built…”
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Association of breakfast intake with obesity, dietary and physical activity behavior among urban school-aged adolescents in Delhi, India: results of a cross-sectional study by Arora, Monika, Nazar, Gaurang P, Gupta, Vinay K, Perry, Cheryl L, Reddy, K Srinath, Stigler, Melissa H

“…In developed countries, regular breakfast consumption is inversely associated with excess weight and directly associated with better dietary and improved…”
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Prospective study of exposure to smoking imagery in films and changes in susceptibility to smoking in a cohort of school students in Southern India by Kamath, Veena G, Kulkarni, Muralidhar M, Kamath, Asha, Lewis, Sarah, Bogdanovica, Ilze, Bains, Manpreet, Cranwell, Jo, Fogarty, Andrew, Arora, Monika, Bahl, Deepika, Nazar, Gaurang P, Naik, Ashwath K, Ballal, Kirtinath, Bhagawath, Rohith, Britton, John

“…India has unique tobacco-free film and TV rules designed to prevent tobacco uptake. In this study, we examined the potential influence of exposure to smoking…”
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Quantifying audio visual alcohol imagery in popular Indian films: a content analysis by Bhagawath, Rohith, Kulkarni, Muralidhar M, Britton, John, Cranwell, Jo, Arora, Monika, Nazar, Gaurang P, Mullapudi, Somya, Kamath, Veena G

“…ObjectivesThough exposure to alcohol imagery in films is a significant determinant of uptake and severity of alcohol consumption among young people, there is…”
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Trends in Level of Implementation of the WHO FCTC Article 5.3 in India by Bassi, Shalini, Chopra, Mansi, Chugh, Aastha, Das, Shivangi, Bhojani, Upendra, Nazar, Gaurang P, Amin, Adhip, Dutta, Jhumki, Lal, Pranay, Gupta, P C, Arora, Monika

“…The tobacco industry intends to ensure continuing marketing of tobacco products by influencing and interfering in tobacco control policies. This paper assessed…”
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Anxiety and depression among adult tobacco users during the COVID-19 restrictions in India by Bassi, Shalini, Nazar, Gaurang P, Joshi, Nishigandha, Sharma, Nitika, Pandian, Aishwarya, Deepa, Mohan, Mohan, Sailesh, Patel, Shivani A, Ali, Mohammed K, McNeill, Ann, Tandon, Nikhil, Mohan, Viswanathan, Prabhakaran, Dorairaj, Arora, Monika

“…The world witnessed a highly contagious and deadly disease, COVID-19, toward the end of 2019. India is one of the worst affected countries. We aimed to assess…”
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Association of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy (HDP) and tobacco use among women of reproductive age group in India: A secondary data analysis from NFHS-4 by Sharma, Nitika, Joshi, Nishigandha, Nazar, Gaurang, Arora, Monika, Malhotra, Sumit, Bhatt, Garima, Goel, Sonu

“…Introduction: Tobacco use in any form is known to exert several perinatal complications. Through this study, the authors aimed to study the association between…”
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Impact of tobacco price and taxation on affordability and consumption of tobacco products in the South-East Asia Region: A systematic review by Nazar, Gaurang P, Sharma, Nitika, Chugh, Aastha, Abdullah, S M, Lina, Silwa, Mdege, Noreen D, John, Rijo M, Huque, Rumana, Bauld, Linda, Arora, Monika

“…The objective of the review was to study the impact of tobacco taxes or prices on affordability and/or consumption of tobacco products in WHO South-East Asia…”
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Impact of a tobacco sales ban on the frequency of tobacco consumption in India during the COVID-19 pandemic by Sharma, Nitika, Chopra, Mansi, Bauld, Linda, Nazar, Gaurang P, Joshi, Nishigandha, Chugh, Aastha, Mohan, Sailesh, Mohan, Deepa, Ali, Mohammed K, Mohan, Vishwanathan, Tandon, Nikhil, Narayan, Venkat K M, Reddy, K Srinath, Prabhakaran, Dorairaj, Arora, Monika

“…Measures to address the COVID-19 pandemic in India included a ban on the sale and use of tobacco products during 2020 when stay at home guidance (lockdown) was…”
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Corrigendum: Impact of a tobacco sales ban on the frequency of tobacco consumption in India during the COVID-19 pandemic by Sharma, Nitika, Chopra, Mansi, Bauld, Linda, Nazar, Gaurang P, Joshi, Nishigandha, Chugh, Aastha, Mohan, Sailesh, Mohan, Deepa, Ali, Mohammed K, Mohan, Vishwanathan, Tandon, Nikhil, Narayan, K M Venkat, Srinath Reddy, K, Prabhakaran, Dorairaj, Arora, Monika

“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.18332/tid/161855.]…”
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Adolescent and adult perceptions of the effects of larger size graphic health warnings on conventional and plain tobacco packs in India: A community-based cross-sectional study by Nazar, Gaurang, Arora, Monika, Gupta, Vinay, Rawal, Tina, Yadav, Amit, Kannuri, Nanda, Shrivastava, Surbhi, Grills, Nathan, Webster, Premila

“…Introduction: We studied adolescent and adult perceptions of the effects of larger size, 85% versus 40%, Graphic Health Warnings (GHWs) on conventional and…”
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The Indian Bidi Industry: Trends in Employment and Wage Differentials by Arora, Monika, Datta, Pritam, Barman, Avnika, Sinha, Praveen, Munish, Vineet Gill, Bahl, Deepika, Bhaumik, Soumyadeep, Nazar, Gaurang P, Tullu, Fikru

“…The bidi industry in India is predominantly an unorganized sector. It continues to enjoy tax benefits, arguably, to protect bidi workers' interests and…”
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Smoke-free legislation and socioeconomic inequalities in smoking-related morbidity and mortality among adults: a systematic review by Jamaludin, Marhazlinda, Nazar, Gaurang P., Palladino, Raffaele, Tsakos, Georgios, Watt, Richard G., Millett, Christopher

“…Background: Previous systematic reviews examining the impact of smoke-free legislation (SFL) suggest more beneficial impacts in higher socioeconomic status…”
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Impact of India's National Tobacco Control Programme on bidi and cigarette consumption: a difference-in-differences analysis by Nazar, Gaurang P., Srivastava, Swati, Chang, Kiara, Pearce, Neil, Karan, Anup, Millett, Christopher

“…Background: Notwithstanding the importance of decreasing tobacco use to achieve Sustainable Development Goals' mortality reduction targets, evaluations of…”
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Understanding the dynamics of notification and implementation of Article 5.3 across India's states and union territories by Bassi, Shalini, Ralston, Rob, Arora, Monika, Chugh, Aastha, Nazar, Gaurang P, Collin, Jeff

“…In federal systems, state and local governments may offer opportunities for innovation in implementing the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC)…”
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