Table 4 Perception of study participants regarding involvement of “Tobacco industry role players” in various identified themes
Tobacco industry role players | Theme 1 (Influencing the policy and administrative decision) | Theme 2 (Interference with implementation of tobacco control laws and activities) | Theme 3 (False propaganda and hiding the truth) | Theme 4 (Manipulating front action groups) | Theme 5 (Rampant TAPS activities) | Theme 6 (Others) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manufacturer | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Wholesaler | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
Vendors | Y | Y | Y | |||
Advertisers | Y | Y | Y | |||
PR Companies | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Government with tobacco stocks | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
Government without tobacco stocks | Y | Y | Y | |||
Tobacco union workers | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
Farmers | Y | Y | Y | |||
Farmers corporations | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
Pension funds and other financial incentives schemes | Y | Y | ||||
Banks etc. | Y | Y | Y | |||
Bidi rollers | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
Politicians | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
Bureaucrats | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
Civil Society Organizations | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
Hospitality Industry | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |