Knowledge and attitude toward smoke-free legislation and second-hand smoking exposure among workers in indoor bars, beer parlors and discotheques in Osun State of Nigeria.
| Autor: | Onigbogi OO; Department of Community Health and Primary Care, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria., Odukoya O; Department of Community Health and Primary Care, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria., Onigbogi M; Department of Community Health, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria., Sekoni O; Department of Community Health and Primary Care, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | International journal of health policy and management [Int J Health Policy Manag] 2015 Mar 03; Vol. 4 (4), pp. 229-34. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Mar 03 (Print Publication: 2015). |
| DOI: | 10.15171/ijhpm.2015.44 |
| Abstrakt: | Background: One of the requirements of the Osun State smoke-free legislation is to ensure smoke-free enclosed and partially enclosed workplaces. This survey was conducted to assess the knowledge and attitude of workers in indoor bars, beer parlors and discotheques to smoke-free legislation in general and the Osun State smoke-free law in particular. Methods: A convenience sampling of 36 hospitality centers was conducted. Interviewer-administered questionnaires were used to elicit responses about the objectives from non-smoking workers. The questionnaires had sections on knowledge of the Osun State smoke-free law, attitude toward the law and smoke-free legislation in general and exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke by the workers. Questions were also asked about the second-hand tobacco smoking status of these workers. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 15.0. Results: We had 154 participants recruited into the study. There were 75 males (48.0%) and 79 females (52.0%). On the overall, respondents had a good knowledge of the effects of second-hand smoke on health (70.2%) with 75.0% of them being aware of the general smoke-free law and 67.3% being aware of the Osun State smoke-free law although none of them had ever seen a copy of the law. A high proportion (60.0%) was in support of the Osun smoke-free law although all of them think that the implementation of the law could reduce patronage and jeopardize their income. Attitude toward second-hand smoking was generally positive with 72.0% of them having no tolerance for second-hand tobacco smoke in their homes. Most participants (95.5%) had been exposed to tobacco smoke in the workplace within the past week. Conclusion: Despite the high level of awareness of the respondents about the dangers of second hand smoke and their positive attitude to smoke-free laws, nearly all were constantly being exposed to second hand smoke at work. This calls for policy level interventions to improve the implementation of the smoke-free law. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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