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Evaluating a tobacco-free university policy: A repeated cross-sectional survey of faculty and staff in Lebanon.
Tobacco Induced Diseases ( IF 2.2 ) Pub Date : 2021-05-10 , DOI: 10.18332/tid/133751
Dina Farran 1 , Rima Nakkash 1 , Mahmoud Al-Hindi 2 , Maya Romani 3 , Martin J O Asser 4 , Mary Khairallah 5 , Monique Chaaya 6
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INTRODUCTION A growing body of research has evaluated the effect of university tobacco-free policies on faculty and staff, however, none of these studies has been carried out in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. This study evaluates changes in faculty and staff attitudes, perceptions and smoking behavior, at 1 year post adoption of a tobacco-free policy in a medium-sized university in Lebanon and the region. METHODS Two cross-sectional surveys were conducted in 2017 and 2018: baseline and at 1 year post policy implementation. A random sample of 625 and 624 participants took part in the 2017 and 2018 studies, respectively. RESULTS Faculty and staff had a positive attitude towards the policy at the two time points. The belief that there should be exceptions to the policy significantly decreased from 79% to 59% (p=0.002) among all smokers, particularly those with lower educational attainment (81% to 57%, p=0.007). Perception of compliance among peer smokers increased from 73% to 87% (p=0.009). The proportion of smokers did not significantly change at 1 year post policy implementation, however, 44% of smokers with lower educational attainment, compared to only 7% of those with higher educational attainment (p<0.001), reported a decrease in their smoking behavior outside campus. CONCLUSIONS The policy had a positive effect on the attitude, behavior and perception of policy benefits among smokers with lower educational attainment, who constitute the majority of smokers. Findings from this study inform and support future efforts to develop university and workplace tobacco-free policies.

中文翻译:

评估无烟大学政策:对黎巴嫩教职员工的重复横断面调查。

引言 越来越多的研究评估了大学无烟政策对教职员工的影响,但是,这些研究均未在东地中海地区进行。本研究评估了黎巴嫩和该地区的一所中等规模大学采用无烟政策一年后教职员工的态度、观念和吸烟行为的变化。方法 2017 年和 2018 年进行了两项横断面调查:基线调查和政策实施后 1 年。625 和 624 名参与者的随机样本分别参加了 2017 年和 2018 年的研究。结果 教职员工在两个时间点对该政策持积极态度。在所有吸烟者中,认为政策应该有例外的比例从 79% 显着下降到 59% (p=0.002),尤其是那些教育程度较低的人(81% 到 57%,p=0.007)。同龄吸烟者对依从性的感知从 73% 增加到 87% (p=0.009)。政策实施后 1 年,吸烟者的比例没有显着变化,但是,44% 的受教育程度较低的吸烟者报告其吸烟行为有所减少,而受教育程度较高的吸烟者中只有 7% (p<0.001)校外。结论 该政策对教育程度较低的吸烟者(占吸烟者的大多数)的态度、行为和对政策利益的看法产生了积极影响。这项研究的结果为未来制定大学和工作场所的无烟政策提供了信息和支持。同龄吸烟者对依从性的感知从 73% 增加到 87% (p=0.009)。政策实施后 1 年,吸烟者的比例没有显着变化,但是,44% 的受教育程度较低的吸烟者报告其吸烟行为有所减少,而受教育程度较高的吸烟者中只有 7% (p<0.001)校外。结论 该政策对教育程度较低的吸烟者(占吸烟者的大多数)的态度、行为和对政策利益的看法产生了积极影响。这项研究的结果为未来制定大学和工作场所的无烟政策提供了信息和支持。同龄吸烟者对依从性的感知从 73% 增加到 87% (p=0.009)。政策实施后 1 年,吸烟者的比例没有显着变化,但是,44% 的受教育程度较低的吸烟者报告其吸烟行为有所减少,而受教育程度较高的吸烟者中只有 7% (p<0.001)校外。结论 该政策对教育程度较低的吸烟者(占吸烟者的大多数)的态度、行为和对政策利益的看法产生了积极影响。这项研究的结果为未来制定大学和工作场所的无烟政策提供了信息和支持。44% 的受教育程度较低的吸烟者报告说他们在校外的吸烟行为有所减少,而受教育程度较高的吸烟者中只有 7% (p<0.001)。结论 该政策对受教育程度较低的吸烟者(占吸烟者的大多数)的态度、行为和对政策利益的看法产生了积极影响。这项研究的结果为未来制定大学和工作场所的无烟政策提供了信息和支持。44% 的受教育程度较低的吸烟者报告说他们在校外的吸烟行为有所减少,而受教育程度较高的吸烟者中只有 7% (p<0.001)。结论 该政策对教育程度较低的吸烟者(占吸烟者的大多数)的态度、行为和对政策利益的看法产生了积极影响。这项研究的结果为未来制定大学和工作场所的无烟政策提供了信息和支持。谁构成了大多数吸烟者。这项研究的结果为未来制定大学和工作场所的无烟政策提供了信息和支持。谁构成了大多数吸烟者。这项研究的结果为未来制定大学和工作场所的无烟政策提供了信息和支持。
更新日期:2021-05-10
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