X Bonfill1, C Serra, V López. 1. Service of Clinical Epidemiology and Information, Consorci Hospitalari del Parc Taulf, Sabadell Barcelona, Spain.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated compliance with regulations prohibiting smoking in public places by using a new method of smoking simulation. METHODS: Sites in Sabadell, Spain, were visited by observers who lit a cigarette, simulating the act of smoking, and noted the placement and content of signs indicating smoking restrictions. RESULTS: A warning was given in only 17% of sites. A significant association was observed between the presence of signs banning smoking and the elicitation of a warning from people present. CONCLUSIONS: Simulating the violation of smoking restrictions may be used as an efficient method of assessing enforcement of the prohibition of public smoking.
OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated compliance with regulations prohibiting smoking in public places by using a new method of smoking simulation. METHODS: Sites in Sabadell, Spain, were visited by observers who lit a cigarette, simulating the act of smoking, and noted the placement and content of signs indicating smoking restrictions. RESULTS: A warning was given in only 17% of sites. A significant association was observed between the presence of signs banning smoking and the elicitation of a warning from people present. CONCLUSIONS: Simulating the violation of smoking restrictions may be used as an efficient method of assessing enforcement of the prohibition of public smoking.
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