Tobacco Use Cessation
Conditions
Brief summary
The investigators are designing and testing the effectiveness of an integrated tobacco control and occupational health (OH) intervention aimed at promoting tobacco cessation among workers and supporting the adoption, implementation, and enforcement of tobacco control policies in 20 manufacturing worksites in the greater Mumbai region of India.
Detailed description
Through 6 health education events at the worksites, blue-collar workers (who face dual health risks through their exposures to occupational hazards and their high rates of tobacco use) will gain the knowledge, skills, and social support needed to quit tobacco use. Simultaneously, management will receive OH and tobacco policy consultations to help build a healthy and safe work environment, where workers' hazardous exposures are reduced.
Interventions
Receives an integrated tobacco control and occupational health (OH) intervention (The Healthy, Safe, and Tobacco-Free Worksites program) aimed at promoting tobacco cessation among workers and supporting the adoption, implementation, and enforcement of tobacco control policies. Through six health education events at the worksites, blue-collar workers (who face dual health risks through their exposures to occupational hazards and their high rates of tobacco use) will gain the knowledge, skills, and social support needed to quit tobacco use. Simultaneously, management will receive OH and tobacco policy consultations to help build a healthy and safe work environment, where workers' hazardous exposures are reduced.
Receives abbreviated 2-month delayed intervention designed to provide employees with knowledge and skills to quit tobacco after final data collection time point, as well as one non-tobacco event in between data collection points.
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Manufacturing worksites located in the Mumbai, Thane, or Raigad districts of India * Employ at least 60% production workers/40% administrative staff OR at employ at least 200 production workers on staff. NOTE: We are defining workers as anyone who is on the company roster, regardless of whether they're permanent or contractual * Companies must be autonomous decision-makers and allow us to function at their worksite * Companies must be willing to provide us with a current employee roster
Exclusion criteria
* Employees do not speak English, Hindi, or Marathi
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Tobacco use cessation | 6-month post intervention |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Changes in company tobacco policy | 6-month post intervention |
Countries
India