Effects of household, workplace, and public place smoking restrictions on smoking cessation

Tingzhong Yang; Xiaochao Xu; Ian R H Rockett; Wei Guo; Huan Zhou

doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.04.003

Effects of household, workplace, and public place smoking restrictions on smoking cessation

Health Place. 2011 Jul;17(4):954-60. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.04.003. Epub 2011 Apr 29.

Authors

Tingzhong Yang¹, Xiaochao Xu, Ian R H Rockett, Wei Guo, Huan Zhou

Affiliation

¹ Center for Tobacco Control Research, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China. [email protected]

PMID: 21550837
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.04.003

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between environmental smoking restrictions, distinguished by site, and smoking cessation by Chinese urban residents. Recruited through multi-stage quota-sampling, residents in six Chinese cities were surveyed. Data were both individual-level and city-level. Among 4735 respondents, 715 were identified as successful quitters and 405 as unsuccessful. Multilevel logistic regression analysis showed smoking cessation to be associated with city-level public place and workplace restrictions and individual-level workplace and household restrictions. Results offer justification for decision-makers to implement environmental tobacco control policies and related public health interventions aimed at markedly diminishing the high smoking prevalence in China.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Adult
China
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Public Facilities*
Public Policy
Smoking / legislation & jurisprudence*
Smoking Cessation*
Workplace*
Young Adult