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dc.contributor.authorCakir, B.
dc.contributor.authorBuzgan, T.
dc.contributor.authorCom, S.
dc.contributor.authorIrmak, H.
dc.contributor.authorAydin, E.
dc.contributor.authorArpad, C.
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-17T10:07:00Z
dc.date.available2014-06-17T10:07:00Z
dc.date.issued2013EN
dc.identifier.issn1020-3397EN
dc.identifier.otherhttp://applications.emro.who.int/emhj/v19/02/EMHJ_2013_19_2_141_150.pdfEN
dc.identifier.urihttps://iris.who.int/handle/10665/118426
dc.description141-150EN
dc.description.abstractSix 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 findings 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 surveyEN
dc.language.isoenEN
dc.subjectAwarenessEN
dc.subjectTobacco Smoke PollutionEN
dc.subjectSmokingEN
dc.subjectQuestionnairesEN
dc.subjectPrevalenceEN
dc.subjectKnowledgeEN
dc.subjectHazardous SubstancesEN
dc.subject.meshSmoke-Free PolicyEN
dc.titlePublic awareness of and support for smoke-free legislation in Turkey: a national survey using the lot quality sampling techniqueEN
dc.relation.ispartofjournalEMHJ - Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 19 (‎2)‎, 141-150, 2013


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