Public opinion on smoke-free policies among Egyptians
| Autor: | Emam Ah, El-Nahas Gm, Mehrez M, Ghada Nasr Radwan, El-Sayed N, Maher Km |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Adult
Male Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine Restaurants Population Smoking Prevention Legislation Public opinion Smoke-Free Policy Agency (sociology) Prevalence Humans Medicine Workplace Socioeconomics education Government education.field_of_study Traditional medicine business.industry Health Policy Smoking Cross-Sectional Studies Infectious Diseases Public Opinion Public transport Egypt Female Smoking Cessation Tobacco Smoke Pollution Christian ministry business Attitude to Health |
| Zdroj: | The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 16:1412-1417 |
| ISSN: | 1815-7920 1027-3719 |
| Popis: | SETTING A smoke-free law was passed in Egypt in 2007. In 2010 a bylaw was issued, leading to a drive by the Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP) to launch a smoke-free initiative in Alexandria, the second largest city. OBJECTIVE To assess public opinion with regard to 100% smoke-free legislation and its implementation in the Alexandria governorate. DESIGN The Union Middle-East Office, in collaboration with the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics and the MOHP, conducted a cross-sectional survey among 427 randomly selected adults (206 males and 221 females), covering the seven major districts of the Alexandria governorate. RESULTS The majority of the interviewed subjects (98%) expressed support of the government in enacting 100% smoke-free indoor legislation in all public places and public transport. Respondents endorsed the government plan to implement legislation imposing 100% smoke-free public places. More than one third (33.5%) of all respondents indicated that they would increase visits to restaurants if they were smoke-free, and 63% indicated no impact at all. CONCLUSION The results of the poll clearly support results from different countries worldwide that smoke-free policies are popular and supported by the public. |
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