India, Oct. 5 -- None of the schools in Pimpri-Chinchwad met four or more of the nine criteria set by the State government for tobacco-free educational institutes (ToEFI) guidelines during a study. This indicates a gap in the enforcement of anti-tobacco measures, thus increasing the chance of students getting into the habit of consuming tobacco, the officials said.

The study titled 'Compliance to the Tobacco-Free Educational Institution (ToFEI) guidelines at Madhyamik Vidhyalayas of Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune, Maharashtra-A cross-sectional study' has been recently published in the Indian journal of Tuberculosis. The team included Sahana Hegde Shetiya from Dr D Y Patil Dental College and Hospital; SL Jadhav from the department of Community Me...