Kari Jo Harris1, Julee N Stearns, Rachel G Kovach, Solomon W Harrar. 1. School of Public and Community Health Sciences, College of Health Professions and Biomedical Sciences, The University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812, USA. kari.harris@umontana.edu
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Data on effective strategies to enforce policies banning outdoor smoking are sparse. This study tested the effects of an enforcement package implemented on a college campus. PARTICIPANTS: Thirty-nine observers recorded compliance of 709 outside smokers. METHODS: Smoking within 25 feet of buildings was noncompliant. The intervention included moving receptacles, marking the ground, improving signage, and distributing reinforcements and reminder cards. RESULTS: The proportion of smokers complying with the ban was 33% during the baseline observation period, increased to 74% during the intervention week, and was at 54% during the follow-up. Differences across conditions was statistically significant (chi2(2, N = 709) = 6.299, p <.001). Compliance proportions varied by location in all conditions. CONCLUSIONS: Enforcing an outdoor smoking ban using a multiple component package increased compliance with the nonsmoking policy on a college campus.
OBJECTIVES: Data on effective strategies to enforce policies banning outdoor smoking are sparse. This study tested the effects of an enforcement package implemented on a college campus. PARTICIPANTS: Thirty-nine observers recorded compliance of 709 outside smokers. METHODS: Smoking within 25 feet of buildings was noncompliant. The intervention included moving receptacles, marking the ground, improving signage, and distributing reinforcements and reminder cards. RESULTS: The proportion of smokers complying with the ban was 33% during the baseline observation period, increased to 74% during the intervention week, and was at 54% during the follow-up. Differences across conditions was statistically significant (chi2(2, N = 709) = 6.299, p <.001). Compliance proportions varied by location in all conditions. CONCLUSIONS: Enforcing an outdoor smoking ban using a multiple component package increased compliance with the nonsmoking policy on a college campus.
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