Implementation Status of Tobacco-free Education Institutional Guidelines at Schools in Rural Areas of District Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Background: The tobacco-free educational institution (ToFEI) guidelines by the Government of India (GOI) can be used by schools as a self-evaluation scorecard to assess the implementation status of these guidelines. Aim: This observational study assessed the school's adherence to the ToEFI guid...
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| description | Background: The tobacco-free educational institution (ToFEI) guidelines by the Government of India (GOI) can be used by schools as a self-evaluation scorecard to assess the implementation status of these guidelines.
Aim: This observational study assessed the school's adherence to the ToEFI guidelines in the district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Materials and methods: Around 102 schools (62 government and 40 private) were conveniently selected in a block. None of the schools fulfilled the criteria of mandatory scores. The government schools (32.87 ± 20.97) scored significantly more than private schools (20.45 ± 13.31) for overall ToFEI scores (<i>p</i> = 0.001). The mean mandatory ToFEI scores observed in the government and private schools were 18.71 ± 14.87 and 9.0 ± 7.08, respectively (<i>p</i> = 0.001). None of the schools have marked a 100-yard area from the outer limit of the boundary wall/fence of the educational institute.
Conclusion: The mean ToFEI scores were very low among the schools included (28.0 ± 19.27). The alarming situation calls for integrating the ToFEI agenda into regular school-based programs and assisting schools in attaining a tobacco-free status. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ffb127245b12466ea861eb8818df6bee2025-08-20T03:07:28ZengJaypee Brothers Medical PublisherJournal of South Asian Association of Pediatric Dentistry2582-10242024-09-0172949810.5005/jp-journals-10077-33066Implementation Status of Tobacco-free Education Institutional Guidelines at Schools in Rural Areas of District Saharanpur, Uttar PradeshSanjeev K Singh0Mohit Wadhawan1Amit M Varshney2Amit Kumar3Sanjeev K Singh, Department of Dentistry, Shaikh-Ul-Hind Maulana Mahmood Hasan Medical College, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, Phone: +91 9780554348Department of Dentistry, Shaikh-Ul-Hind Maulana Mahmood Hasan Medical College, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaDepartment of Community Medicine, Shaikh-Ul-Hind Maulana Mahmood Hasan Medical College, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaDepartment of Oral Health Sciences, Santosh Dental College and Hospital, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaBackground: The tobacco-free educational institution (ToFEI) guidelines by the Government of India (GOI) can be used by schools as a self-evaluation scorecard to assess the implementation status of these guidelines. Aim: This observational study assessed the school's adherence to the ToEFI guidelines in the district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. Materials and methods: Around 102 schools (62 government and 40 private) were conveniently selected in a block. None of the schools fulfilled the criteria of mandatory scores. The government schools (32.87 ± 20.97) scored significantly more than private schools (20.45 ± 13.31) for overall ToFEI scores (<i>p</i> = 0.001). The mean mandatory ToFEI scores observed in the government and private schools were 18.71 ± 14.87 and 9.0 ± 7.08, respectively (<i>p</i> = 0.001). None of the schools have marked a 100-yard area from the outer limit of the boundary wall/fence of the educational institute. Conclusion: The mean ToFEI scores were very low among the schools included (28.0 ± 19.27). The alarming situation calls for integrating the ToFEI agenda into regular school-based programs and assisting schools in attaining a tobacco-free status.https://www.jsaapd.com/doi/JSAAPD/pdf/10.5005/jp-journals-10077-3306cigarette and other tobacco product actchildrenschooltobacco-free educational institutiontobacco-free schools |
| spellingShingle | Sanjeev K Singh Mohit Wadhawan Amit M Varshney Amit Kumar Implementation Status of Tobacco-free Education Institutional Guidelines at Schools in Rural Areas of District Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh Journal of South Asian Association of Pediatric Dentistry cigarette and other tobacco product act children school tobacco-free educational institution tobacco-free schools |
| title | Implementation Status of Tobacco-free Education Institutional Guidelines at Schools in Rural Areas of District Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh |
| title_full | Implementation Status of Tobacco-free Education Institutional Guidelines at Schools in Rural Areas of District Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh |
| title_fullStr | Implementation Status of Tobacco-free Education Institutional Guidelines at Schools in Rural Areas of District Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh |
| title_full_unstemmed | Implementation Status of Tobacco-free Education Institutional Guidelines at Schools in Rural Areas of District Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh |
| title_short | Implementation Status of Tobacco-free Education Institutional Guidelines at Schools in Rural Areas of District Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh |
| title_sort | implementation status of tobacco free education institutional guidelines at schools in rural areas of district saharanpur uttar pradesh |
| topic | cigarette and other tobacco product act children school tobacco-free educational institution tobacco-free schools |
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