Effect of smoke-free legislation on smoking cessation rates in teachers in Manisa, Turkey
| dc.contributor.author | Coskun A.S. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Goktalay T. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Havlucu Y. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Dinc G. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-04-10T11:13:58Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-04-10T11:13:58Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Objective: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-ID | 10.1177/0300060513488510 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14701/50056 | |
| dc.title | Effect of smoke-free legislation on smoking cessation rates in teachers in Manisa, Turkey | |
| dc.type | Article |