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Ridhima Gaunkar1, Vinita Sanjeevan1, Akshatha Gadiyar1
1Department of Public Health Dentistry, Goa Dental College and Hospital, Bambolim, Goa, India.
Background & Objectives:
Tobacco use is a risk factor for many non communicable diseases and also the leading cause of preventable death globally and in India. Government of India released the Tobacco Free Educational Institute (ToFEI ) Guidelines as a tobacco control initiative in an educational Institution. The present study assessed the compliance of these guidelines among schools in Goa.
Methods:
A cross sectional study was conducted among 314 Goan schools to assess the ToFEI guideline implementation. Data collection was done using the scorecard for ToFEI comprising of 9 criteria including the mandatory ones and the weighted points were calculated.
Interpretation & Conclusions:
Only 9.6% of the schools complied with the tobacco free school policy. The mean ToFEI score of the schools was 49.87± 28.11. The mandatory score of 50 was achieved by 33.8% schools. The compliance of private schools was better as compared to Government and aided schools. Around 67.8% of schools had a display of Tobacco-Free area signage inside their premise. There is a need for better implementation of the guidelines to make the schools Tobacco Free.
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