ArticleBMJ open2020
Self-reported secondhand smoke exposure following the adoption of a national smoke-free policy in Poland: analysis of serial, cross-sectional, representative surveys, 2009-2019.
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- A systematic review and network meta-analysis of population-level interventions to tackle smoking behaviour.Nature human behaviour · 2024Pooled it
- Prenatal environmental tobacco smoke exposure: a predictor of blood selenium levels in children.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- A 2024 nationwide cross-sectional survey to assess the prevalence of cigarette smoking, e-cigarette use and heated tobacco use in Poland.International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health · 2024Article
- Public support for new tobacco control measures in Poland: A cross-sectional survey 2024.Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2024Article
- Smoke-free homes in Poland during the COVID-19 pandemic - a nationwide cross-sectional survey.International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health · 2023Article
- Age-sex differences in the global burden of lower respiratory infections and risk factors, 1990-2019: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.The Lancet. Infectious diseases · 2022Article
- Public support for car smoking bans in Poland: a 2022 national cross-sectional survey.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Reduction in the prevalence of tobacco use accompanying legislative changes in tobacco policy in Poland in the years 2010-2019.International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveWe assessed changes in secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure in workplaces and public venues in Poland over a 9-year period following the adoption of a smoke-free policy in Poland in 2010.
designSix waves of cross-sectional surveys were carried out between 2009 and 2019.
participantsA nationally representative sample of adult Polish residents (age 15 years and older) was surveyed.Survey respondents self-reported SHS exposure in the workplace and 12 different public venues. Data were analysed separately for samples consisting of (1) all respondents and (2) non-smokers only.SHS exposure was defined based on self-report, which may invoke error such as demand bias or recall bias and study protocol do not include participation of paediatric populations that are key limitations of this study.
resultsWithin a year of adopting the smoke-free policy in 2010, the proportion of non-smokers exposed to SHS in Polish workplaces decreased by more than half (from 19.2% in 2009 to 9.5% in 2011). Over 10 years, a substantial reduction in SHS exposure was observed in all public venues. The highest decrease in SHS exposure was observed in transport services (decreased from 45.7% to 11.7% among all respondents and from 44.2% to 11.7% among non-smokers) and in bars/pubs (SHS exposure decreased from 45.0% to 7.0% among all respondents and from 39.4% to 7.0% among non-smokers).
conclusionsThis study demonstrates the substantial success of a national smoke-free law. Nevertheless, smoke-free laws must continue to be refined in terms of their legal boundaries as well as implementation strategies to eliminate disparities in SHS exposure in certain types of venues.
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