ArticleBMC public health2013
"Moving forward: a cross sectional baseline study of staff and student attitudes towards a totally smoke free university campus".
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- Students' perceptions of a university 'No Smoking' policy and barriers to implementation: a cross- sectional study.BMJ open · 2021Article
- Influence of a University Tobacco-Free Policy on the Attitudes, Perceptions of Compliance, and Policy Benefit Among the University Students: A Pre-Post Investigation.International journal of public health · 2021Article
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- Understanding school staff members' enforcement of school tobacco policies to achieve tobacco-free school: a realist review.Systematic reviews · 2019Review
- A cross sectional evaluation of an alcohol intervention targeting young university students.BMC public health · 2016Article
- A cross sectional evaluation of a total smoking ban at a large Australian university.BMC research notes · 2016Article
- A smoke-free medical campus in Jerusalem: data for action.Israel journal of health policy research · 2016Article
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- Young Peoples' support for a smoke-free campus policy: A case for smoke-free campuses in the statewide smoking law in Lagos State, Nigeria.Annals of African medicineArticle
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Abstract
backgroundBaseline data were collected to inform the adoption, implementation and institutionalisation phases of a completely smoke free campus policy at a large Western Australian university with a diverse student and staff community.
methodsAn online survey was randomly emailed to staff and students to measure the attitudes towards and the acceptability and enforcement of the policy prior to implementation. In total, 969 respondents completed the survey.
resultsGeneral attitudes towards smoking were negative. While smokers, ex-smokers and non-smokers were supportive of smoke free policy on campus, 65.7% of respondents felt the campus should be completely smoke free. Respondents indicated a smoke free policy should be stringently enforced. The majority of respondents reported that they had been exposed to second-hand smoke on campus (n = 768; 79.5%).
conclusionTheory of Organisational Change provides a useful framework to support the implementation of the completely smoke free policy in the University setting. The implementation process needs to consider the broad range of issues associated with implementing a completely smoke free policy and address issues such as safety of smokers, ensuring smokers are not marginalised and ensuring a comprehensive program is implemented. These baseline findings can be used to advocate for the implementation of a comprehensive range of strategies that recognise the addictive nature of tobacco smoking and address attitude and behaviour change, environmental adaptations and effective implementation of the policy. Administration should consider smokers and non-smokers when policy is implemented.
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