Public awareness of and support for smoke-free legislation in Turkey: A national survey using the lot quality sampling technique Sensibilisation et soutien du public à la législation antitabac en Turquie: Enquête nationale recourant à l'échantillonnage par lots pour l'assurance qualité
Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, cilt.19, sa.2, ss.141-150, 2013 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 19 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2013
- Doi Numarası: 10.26719/2013.19.2.141
- Dergi Adı: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.141-150
- Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Six months after new legislation in Turkey banning smoking in all public places, a national survey was carried out to assess its implementation. This paper summarizes the main fndings on the public's awareness of and support for the new law. In a household interview survey of 32 972 adults representative of the Turkish adult population, a high proportion of both non-smokers and current smokers (91.4% and 67.2% respectively) strongly supported the new law. Knowledge about the health hazards of passive smoking and support for the law, however, were relatively lower among smokers than non-smokers. After controlling for smoking status, people with better knowledge about passive smoking were over 5 times more likely to support the new law. Tobacco control activities should be tailored to local needs, with a focus on increasing awareness about the health hazards of passive smoking. The study also demonstrated application of the lot quality sampling technique (LQT) for monitoring tobacco control activities in a national survey.