title: Unravelling India's tobacco epidemic--priorities and recommendations for the second round of Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS).
abstract: The Global Adult Tobacco Survey, or GATS, has proved to be an invaluable tool for policymakers. In India, it highlighted the alarming rates of prevalence of use and risks both nationally and at state level. However, a rapid analysis of GATS-India shows that there are limitations in methods (sampling, questionnaire, measures undertaken to ensure data quality and management), which may impact the estimates of prevalence. This review discusses these potential weaknesses and recommends measures that can be adopted in the next round of surveys to overcome the limitations.
authors: International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - South-East Asia Office, New Delhi, India PLal@theunion.org.
authors: Pranay
authors: P
authors: Lal
authors: International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - South-East Asia Office, New Delhi, India.
authors: Satyanarayana
authors: S
authors: Srinath
authors: School of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors: Sonu
authors: S
authors: Goel
authors: International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - South-East Asia Office, New Delhi, India.
authors: Rana J
authors: RJ
authors: Singh
authors: School of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors: Deepak
authors: D
authors: Sharma
authors: International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - South-East Asia Office, New Delhi, India.
authors: Ravinder
authors: R
authors: Kumar
authors: International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - South-East Asia Office, New Delhi, India.
authors: Om
authors: O
authors: Bera
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D062486:Public Health Surveillance; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D062789:Tobacco Products
keywords: Global Adult Tobacco Survey; India; prevalence; tobacco; tobacco control