Catherine Trad1, Jennifer Bayly1, Launick Saint-Fort1, Mary Andrews1, Minal Patel1, Melanie Sabado-Liwag1, Denise Haynie1, Bruce Simons-Morton1, Kelvin Choi1. 1. Catherine Trad, Jennifer Bayly, Launick Saint-Fort, Mary Andrews, Melanie Sabado-Liwag, and Kelvin Choi are with the Division of Intramural Research, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, Bethesda, MD. Minal Patel is with the Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD. Denise Haynie and Bruce Simons-Morton are with the Health Behavior Branch, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Rockville.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To examine the institutional characteristics associated with the adoption of tobacco- and smoke-free policies among US postsecondary educational institutions. METHODS: In 2017, we collected information on tobacco policy types and institutional characteristics of a national sample of US postsecondary educational institutions (n = 605) attended by the participants of the NEXT Generation Health Study. We used logistic regression to examine the relationships between these variables. RESULTS: Overall, 35.2% of these institutions adopted tobacco-free policies (i.e., prohibit all tobacco product use on campus), 10.1% had smoke-free policies (i.e., prohibit smoking but not other tobacco product use on campus), and 53.7% did not have tobacco- or smoke-free policies. Proprietary (privately owned, for-profit) institutions (vs public institutions) were the least likely to have tobacco- or smoke-free policies (P < .05), which were disproportionately attended by racial/ethnic minority students. Adoption of these policies also varied by census region (P < .05). CONCLUSIONS: Prevalence of tobacco- and smoke-free policies among US postsecondary educational institutions is low. Public Health Implications. Wide dissemination of evidence-based interventions to accelerate adoption of tobacco-free policies in all postsecondary educational institutions is warranted.
OBJECTIVES: To examine the institutional characteristics associated with the adoption of tobacco- and smoke-free policies among US postsecondary educational institutions. METHODS: In 2017, we collected information on tobacco policy types and institutional characteristics of a national sample of US postsecondary educational institutions (n = 605) attended by the participants of the NEXT Generation Health Study. We used logistic regression to examine the relationships between these variables. RESULTS: Overall, 35.2% of these institutions adopted tobacco-free policies (i.e., prohibit all tobacco product use on campus), 10.1% had smoke-free policies (i.e., prohibit smoking but not other tobacco product use on campus), and 53.7% did not have tobacco- or smoke-free policies. Proprietary (privately owned, for-profit) institutions (vs public institutions) were the least likely to have tobacco- or smoke-free policies (P < .05), which were disproportionately attended by racial/ethnic minority students. Adoption of these policies also varied by census region (P < .05). CONCLUSIONS: Prevalence of tobacco- and smoke-free policies among US postsecondary educational institutions is low. Public Health Implications. Wide dissemination of evidence-based interventions to accelerate adoption of tobacco-free policies in all postsecondary educational institutions is warranted.
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