Effect of smoke-free legislation on smoking cessation rates in teachers in Manisa, Turkey

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dc.contributor.authorCoskun A.S.
dc.contributor.authorGoktalay T.
dc.contributor.authorHavlucu Y.
dc.contributor.authorDinc G.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T08:18:12Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T08:18:12Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractObjective:This study investigated the attitudes of Turkish adults towards the ban on smoking in public areas and compared annual smoking cessation rates before (pre-2009) and after (post-2009) the ban became law, using data from a survey of teachers.Methods:A self-reported questionnaire was used to collect data from teachers in Manisa, Turkey. Annual smoking rates were calculated. Joinpoint regression analysis was used to identify when a significant change occurred in the annual smoking cessation rate.Results:Questionnaire response rate was 79.6% (579/727); 47.8% (277) of respondents were male. Smoking prevalence among men and women was 32.7% and 24.7%, respectively, and 97.3% of nonsmokers and 75.5% of current everyday smokers supported the law changes. Results of the Joinpoint analysis showed no significant change in annual smoking cessation rate between 2001-2002 and 2006-2007; but there were significant reductions in smoking rates between 2007-2008 and 2010-2011.Conclusions:Teachers in Turkey have a positive attitude to the law on smoking. The smoking cessation rate in teachers was significantly increased by changes in legislation. © The Author(s) 2013.
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.1177/0300060513488510
dc.identifier.issn14732300
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/17230
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.rightsAll Open Access; Gold Open Access
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectFaculty
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectMiddle Aged
dc.subjectQuestionnaires
dc.subjectSchools
dc.subjectSmoking
dc.subjectSmoking Cessation
dc.subjectTurkey
dc.subjectattitudes
dc.subjectschool teachers
dc.subjectSmoking
dc.subjectsmoking cessation
dc.subjectadult
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectattitude to change
dc.subjectbiostatistics
dc.subjectcontrolled study
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjecthealth care policy
dc.subjecthealth survey
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectlaw
dc.subjectmale
dc.subjectprevalence
dc.subjectpublic health service
dc.subjectquestionnaire
dc.subjectregression analysis
dc.subjectself report
dc.subjectsmoking cessation
dc.subjectsmoking cessation program
dc.subjectsocial behavior
dc.subjectstatistical significance
dc.subjectteacher
dc.subjectTurkey (republic)
dc.titleEffect of smoke-free legislation on smoking cessation rates in teachers in Manisa, Turkey
dc.typeArticle

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