ArticleBioMed research international2014
Smoking ban policies in Italy and the potential impact of the so-called Sirchia Law: state of the art after eight years.
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- Legislative smoking bans for reducing harms from secondhand smoke exposure, smoking prevalence and tobacco consumption.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
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- Association of national smoke-free policies with per-capita cigarette consumption and acute myocardial infarction mortality in Europe.Journal of epidemiology and community health · 2024Article
- Price Policy and Taxation as Effective Strategies for Tobacco Control.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Effect of Local Smoke-Free Ordinances on Smoking Prevalence in Kentucky, 2002-2009.Southern medical journal · 2019Article
- Impact of Referral Sources and Waiting Times on the Failure to Quit Smoking: One-Year Follow-Up of an Italian Cohort Admitted to a Smoking Cessation Service.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- Associations of Bar and Restaurant Smoking Bans With Smoking Behavior in the CARDIA Study: A 25-Year Study.American journal of epidemiology · 2018Article
- Extensive burn injury caused by fundamental electronic cigarette design flaw.Annals of burns and fire disasters · 2016Article
- How can we bring public health in all policies? Strategies for healthy societies.Journal of public health research · 2015Article
- The Effects of Educational Campaigns and Smoking Bans in Public Places on Smokers' Intention to Quit Smoking: Findings from 17 Cities in China.BioMed research international · 2015Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of the present work is to describe the state of the art of tobacco habits in Italy, eight years after the law was introduced.
methodsTime series analyses, based on estimates of smoking prevalence/consumption derived from the openly available data of national surveys performed during the 2001-2013 period, were performed. Data have been expressed in percentage of smokers and daily cigarettes consumption. Time changes are expressed as expected annual percentage change (EAPC).
resultsOver time, the percentage of Italian smokers shows a constant and statistically significant decrease (from 28.9% in 2001 to 20.6% in 2013, EAPC = -2.6%, and P < 0.001). Regarding data stratified by gender, we found a stronger reduction among men (EAPC = -2.9%, P < 0.001) than in women (EAPC = -2.5%, P < 0.001). Similarly, the consumption of tobacco smoking, measured as the number of daily cigarettes smoked, registered a downward trend (P < 0.001). No join point (time point when a significant trend change is detected) resulted from the trend analysis.
conclusionsData show a constant decrease of tobacco consumption in Italy, with no join point related to the introduction of the banning law. These findings require to reflect on the priorities of the smoking banning policies that may be focused on other intervention activities such as to increase the price of cigarettes.
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