Factors associated with attitudes toward tobacco control policy in public places among adults in three counties of China
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2009.06.004
- VernacularTitle:中国三县(市)城乡居民对公共场所控烟政策的态度及其影响因素研究
- Author:
Cui-Zhu MEI
1
;
Shao-Jun MA
;
Xue-Fang XU
;
Jun-Fang WANG
;
Chun-Ping WANG
;
Ai-Ping CHEN
;
Gong-Huan YANG
Author Information
1. 蚌埠医学院
- Keywords:
Tobacco control;
Attitudes;
Public places;
Influencing factors
- From:
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
2009;30(6):549-553
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the attitudes of urban and rural community members toward total banning on smoking in public places and to explore the factors associated with these attitudes, in three counties/cities in China. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in three counties/cities in 2004, including Xin' an county of Henan province, Anyi county of Jiangxi province, and Mianzhu city of Sichuan province. A total of 5642 residents at age of 18-69 years old were interviewed face-to-face with a uniform questionnaire by locally-trained interviewers, through a random three-stage stratified sampling in each county. Factors were assumed to be associated with attitudes, using chi-square test in univariate analysis and non-conditional logistic regression model in multivariate analysis. Results The prevalence of current smoking among respondents was 44.3%. 80.7% (1379/1709) of the current smokers reported smoking often or sometimes in public places. Only 9.6% (479/4983) of the respondents reported that their indoor workplaces had totally banned on smoking. 43.5% of the respondents supported a total smoking ban strategy in pubic venues. The results of multivariate logistic regression model showed that eight factors were significantly associated with support for the total smoking ban in public places included region, residency, age, gender, education, smoking status, awareness about passive smoking hazards, and hearing of any message on tobacco control through media differences of rates regarding the factors as: residents in urban to rural areas (OR=1.29), elderly to youngsters (30-49 vs. 18-29, OR=1.46; 50-69 vs. 18-29, OR=1.71), female to male(OR=1.27), high-educated to less-educated ones, quitters to current smokers (OR=1.90), nonsmokers to current smokers (OR=2.01). Those who know messages on health hazards of passive smoking (OR=2.26), or heard of message on tobacco control through media (OR= 1.43). Conclusion Results from our study revealed that a thorough smoke-flee policy in public places should be developed and implemented in these three counties/cities.
