Manju Rani

TL;DR: The Lancet NCD Action Group and the NCD Alliance propose five overarching priority actions for the response to the crisis and the delivery of five priority interventions--tobacco control, salt reduction, improved diets and physical activity, reduction in hazardous alcohol intake, and essential drugs and technologies.

TL;DR: The findings of the study highlight that an agenda to improve health outcomes among the poor in India must include effective interventions to control tobacco use, and suggest a need for periodical surveys using more consistent definitions of tobacco use and eliciting information on different types of tobacco consumed.

TL;DR: The guiding philosophy of communication for social change can readily be traced to the work of Paulo Freire (1970) the Brazilian educator who conceived of communication as dialogue and participation for the purpose of creating cultural identity trust commitment ownership and empowerment as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: Responses belonging to scheduled castes and tribes (recognized disadvantaged groups) were significantly more likely to report regular use of alcohol as well as smoking and chewing tobacco, and individuals with incomes below the poverty line had higher relative odds of use of chewing tobacco and alcohol compared to those above the povertyline.

TL;DR: The study found that acceptance of wife beating ranged from 29% in Nepal, to 57% in India (women only), and from 26% in Kazakhstan, to 56% in Turkey (men only).