ArticleTobacco control2013
Impact of national smoke-free legislation on home smoking bans: findings from the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project Europe Surveys.
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- Changes in prevalence and socioeconomic inequalities in secondhand smoke exposure in Spanish children, 2016-2019.Tobacco induced diseases · 2024Article
- Smoke-free home restrictions in Armenia and Georgia: motives, barriers and secondhand smoke reduction behaviors.European journal of public health · 2023Article
- Vaping in a Time of Pandemics: Risk Perception and Motivations for Electronic Cigarette Use.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2023Article
- Change in exposure of children to second-hand smoke with impact on children's health and change in parental smoking habits after smoking ban in Bavaria - a multiple cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Impact of an Inner-City Smoke-Free Zone on Outdoor Smoking Patterns: A Before-After Study.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2021Article
- Impact of tobacco control policies implementation on future lung cancer incidence in Europe: An international, population-based modeling study.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2021Article
- Interrupted time series study found mixed effects of the impact of the Bavarian smoke-free legislation on pregnancy outcomes.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Smokers' responses to being addressed when smoking in an outdoor voluntary smoke-free zone: An observational study.Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo measure changes in prevalence and predictors of home smoking bans (HSBs) among smokers in four European countries after the implementation of national smoke-free legislation.
designTwo waves of the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project Europe Surveys, which is a prospective panel study. Pre- and post-legislation data were used from Ireland, France, Germany and the Netherlands. Two pre-legislation waves from the UK were used as control.
participants4634 respondents from the intervention countries and 1080 from the control country completed both baseline and follow-up and were included in the present analyses.
methodsMultiple logistic regression models to identify predictors of having or of adopting a total HSB, and Generalised Estimating Equation models to compare patterns of change after implementation of smoke-free legislation to a control country without such legislation.
resultsMost smokers had at least partial smoking restrictions in their home, but the proportions varied significantly between countries. After implementation of national smoke-free legislation, the proportion of smokers with a total HSB increased significantly in all four countries. Among continuing smokers, the number of cigarettes smoked per day either remained stable or decreased significantly. Multiple logistic regression models indicated that having a young child in the household and supporting smoking bans in bars were important correlates of having a pre-legislation HSB. Prospective predictors of imposing a HSB between survey waves were planning to quit smoking, supporting a total smoking ban in bars and the birth of a child. Generalised Estimating Equation models indicated that the change in total HSB in the intervention countries was greater than that in the control country.
conclusionsThe findings suggest that smoke-free legislation does not lead to more smoking in smokers' homes. On the contrary, our findings demonstrate that smoke-free legislation may stimulate smokers to establish total smoking bans in their homes.
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