Implementation of smoke-free homes in Poland

• Authors: Dorota Kaleta , Adam Fronczak , Bukola Usidame , Elżbieta Dziankowska-Zaborszczyk , Teresa Makowiec-Dąbrowska , Piotr Wojtysiak

Abstracts

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Objectives Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) constitutes a threat to the health of many people. In order to diminish ETS exposure, countries (including Poland) implemented legal restrictions of smoking in public places and worksites. Currently more attention is also paid to reduce overall and residential ETS exposure by voluntary smoke-free home policy adoption. The aim of current analysis was to evaluate the prevalence and determinants of implementing smoking bans at place of residence among economically active males and females in Poland. Material and Methods Data from cross-sectional, household study – Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS 2009–2010) were analyzed. The logistic regression model was applied for appropriate calculations. Results Out of 3696 studied subjects only 37.1% adopted total smoking ban within the home. Decreased likelihood of adopting total smoking bans was associated with current smoker status, low education attainment, lack of awareness on adverse health consequences of ETS, low level of support for tobacco control policies, and cohabitation with a smoker in both genders. Having smoke-free homes was also linked with age in women, place of residence and work smoking policy in indoor areas in men. Conclusions Targeted activities to encourage adopting voluntary smoke-free rules among groups least likely to implement 100% smoking bans in the home and activities to decrease social acceptance of smoking in the presence of nonsmokers, children, pregnant woman are urgently needed.

Keywords

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environmental tobacco smoke pollution; environmental tobacco smoke; smoke-free home; tobacco control; adults; Poland

• Publisher: Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. dra Jerzego Nofera w Łodzi
• Journal: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 29
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 137-148

Dates

published

2016

Contributors

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Dorota Kaleta

• Medical University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland (Department of Preventive Medicine)

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Adam Fronczak

• Medical University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland (Department of Preventive Medicine)

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Bukola Usidame

• University of Massachusetts, Boston, USA (Department of Public Policy)

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Elżbieta Dziankowska-Zaborszczyk

• Medical University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland (Department of Social and Preventive Medicine)

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Teresa Makowiec-Dąbrowska

• Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Łódź, Poland (Department of Work Physiology and Ergonomics)

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Piotr Wojtysiak

• County Office, Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland

Identifiers

DOI

10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00435

Biblioteka Nauki

2177084