Feedback from vendors on gutka ban in two States of India
Feedback from vendors on gutka ban in two States of India
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DOI：
10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_121_18
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发表时间：
2018-07-01
影响因子：
4.2
通讯作者：
Gupta, P. C.
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作者：
Kumar, Gaurav;Pednekar, M. S.;Gupta, P. C.
背景和目标：从2012年开始，印度所有邦最终禁止销售古特卡。本研究旨在调查古特卡供应商对古特卡禁令的了解、禁令所涵盖的产品、违规处罚以及政府机构的执法行动。方法：在禁令实施一年后的 2013 年 5 月至 6 月期间，对孟买（马哈拉施特拉邦）和印多尔（中央邦）的 20 家供应商进行了访谈，其中各 10 家。调查员使用标准化问卷来评估供应商对古特卡禁令的了解、态度以及实践中的遵守情况。结果：所有 20 家供应商均知晓古特卡销售被禁止。然而，尽管有禁令，孟买 10 个摊贩中有 8 个认为出售 Pan masala 是合法的。在印多尔，所有 10 家供应商都认为销售 Indori Tambakoo（当地古特卡的变种）是合法的。没有供应商确定被发现销售违禁产品时适用的罚款金额。孟买的两名商贩和印多尔的九名商贩承认出售古特卡。孟买的五家供应商和印多尔的四家供应商支持现有的古特卡禁令。解释和结论：所有供应商都了解古特卡的禁令及其原因。许多供应商支持这项禁令。然而，人们对禁令所涵盖的其他产品以及违规罚款的认识较低。强化执法体系，落实取缔。禁令通知需要进一步加强并明确，明确包括所有无烟烟草制品。
Background & objectives: Beginning in 2012, all States in India eventually banned the sale of gutka. This study was conducted to investigate gutka vendors' knowledge on gutka ban, products covered under ban, penalties for non-compliance and action for enforcement by government agencies.Methods: Twenty vendors were interviewed, 10 each in Mumbai (Maharashtra) and Indore (Madhya Pradesh) during May - June, 2013, one year after ban was imposed. Interviewers used a standardized questionnaire to assess vendors' knowledge of gutka ban, their attitude towards it and compliance to it in practice.Results: All 20 vendors were aware that gutka sale was banned. However, despite ban, eight of the 10 vendors in Mumbai perceived sale of pan masala as legal. In Indore, all 10 vendors perceived sale of Indori Tambakoo, a local gutka variant, as legal. No vendor was sure about the quantum of fine applicable on being caught selling the banned product. Two vendors in Mumbai and nine in Indore admitted selling gutka. Five vendors in Mumbai and four in Indore supported an existing ban on gutka.Interpretation & conclusions: All vendors were aware of the ban on gutka and reason for it. Many vendors supported the ban. However, awareness of other products covered under ban and on fines in case of non-compliance was low. Law enforcement system needs to be intensified to implement ban. Notification of ban needs to be further strengthened and made unambiguous to explicitly include all smokeless tobacco products.