Assessing knowledge and attitudes of owners or managers of hospitality venues regarding a policy banning indoor smoking

Alaaeddine, G.; Kuhaimi, T. Al; Assaad, Ragui; Dany, Mohammed; Diab, Rami; Hanna, Edith; Hirmas, Nader; Ismail, Hussein; Mahmassani, Dina M.; Tellawi, R. Sleiman; Nakkash, Rima

doi:10.1016/j.puhe.2013.01.015

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“…Our results highlight the need to specifically educate this category of employees to increase their awareness of the law. Similar to our findings, the mass media was a major source of information among respondents in Lebanon 12 , where it was recorded that efforts had been made by the State Ministries for health and the syndicate of restaurant owners to educate the employees in Lebanon about the law. Employees in restaurants, bars and nightclubs are key stakeholders in the successful implementation of smoke-free laws, as these establishments have been highlighted as environments in which both employees and clients have high levels of exposure Tobacco Prevention & Cessation to SHS [13][14][15][16][17] .…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 88%

“…These values (57.6%) are lower than figures reported among employees in hospitality venues in Lebanon where the majority (82.8%) of the employees were aware of their national smoke free laws 12 . Even though, like ours, the Lebanon study was also conducted a few months before the law came into effect, the higher values observed might be because only owners/managers were surveyed in Lebanon whereas majority our respondents were waiters/waitresses.…”

Section: Discussioncontrasting

confidence: 62%

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Are hospitality workers aware and do they support the State-wide Regulation of Smoking Law in Lagos state Nigeria?

Odukoya¹,

Ohanusi²,

Olokodana³

2016

Tob. Prev. Cessation

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INTRODUCTION A law controlling tobacco smoking in public places in Lagos state, Nigeria was enacted in February 2014. This study examines the awareness and support of workers in restaurants, bars and nightclubs for the provisions of the law. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted in July 2014 shortly after the law was enacted. Three hundred and forty hospitality venues (restaurants, bars and nightclubs) were randomly selected one eligible worker was interviewed using a pre tested questionnaire. RESULTS Only 57.6% were aware of the existence of the law. Awareness of the specific places where the smoking is prohibited and the specific tennets of the law were very low. More than half of the respondents supported the prohibition of tobacco smoking in most public places. Many (47.1%) of the respondents felt that the law would decrease revenue, however majority (72.9%) felt that the law would reduce smoking rates. Support for smoking bans was associated with the presence of workplace smoking restrictions and a lack of tobacco sales on the premises. CONCLUSIONS Awareness of the State Regulation of smoking law was low however ,many of the workers support many aspects of the law. They however, believed the law would negatively impact revenue. Mechanisms to educate these workers and deal with their misconceptions of the perceived negative effects of the law should be implemented. Monitoring the awareness and support of these workers for smoke-free legislation is essential, in line with the guidelines for Article 8 of the WHO FCTC.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 88%

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confidence: 62%

Are hospitality workers aware and do they support the State-wide Regulation of Smoking Law in Lagos state Nigeria?

Odukoya¹,

Ohanusi²,

Olokodana³

2016

Tob. Prev. Cessation

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“…174. This was reported in a survey of hospitality venues owners and managers in the capital city, Beirut, 3 months before the full implementation of the legislation 22 . Results indicated that people of higher socio-economic status, and with higher educational status, were less likely to report witnessing people smoking in their workplace.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 94%

Implementation of a indoor air ban and an advertising and sponsorship ban in Lebanon: a baseline cross-sectional study

Chaaya¹,

Nakkash²,

Rima³

et al. 2016

Tob. Prev. Cessation

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IntroductIon Although the majority of countries have ratified the World Health Organization's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC), few have comprehensive smoke-free laws and compliance is not always satisfactory. In 2011, Lebanon, which has among the highest smoking rates in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, passed a comprehensive tobacco control law (Law 174). This study aimed to assess compliance with Law 174 among smokers and non-smokers in Beirut (the capital), three months after the smoking ban in closed public places and on advertisement and promotion came into effect. Methods: A population-based cross-sectional survey was conducted. Multi-stage cluster sampling identified 159 households, yielding 468 respondents aged 15-65 years of age. Data was collected face-to-face using a structured questionnaire. Weighted descriptive and bivariate analyses were performed. results: Three months after the ban came into effect in 2011, all respondents knew about Law 174. Around half witnessed other people smoking in their workplace (44.2%), in restaurants/coffee shops (52.8%) and in public transportation (60.0%) during the past months. Less than 20% witnessed any tobacco promotion/advertisements, reflecting good compliance of the advertising sector. Overall, more than half the smokers continued smoking within the workplace/closed public places. conclusIons: This study provides information on compliance to the smoking and advertising ban in Beirut. The advertising sector's compliance would hopefully decrease the tobacco industry's influence on the public. Further studies aiming at understanding the underlying factors behind the lack of compliance to the indoor smoking ban and finding effective solutions, in a politically unstable country with weak regulations like Lebanon, are crucial and can serve as an example for similar developing countries.

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“…However, Stokols et al (2001) developed techniques with SMEs using Likertscale-type questions to ascertain the perceived level of managerial knowledge, before testing this with a series of questions. Similarly, Alaaeddine et al (2013) tests SME knowledge with a bank of questions regarding different aspects of a new law.…”

Section: Knowledge Self-assessment and Attitudementioning

confidence: 99%

“…To minimize the subjectivity of the questions and to ensure that they gave equal treatment to the four areas of regulation, the questions were developed with and approved by the supporting trade associations, and tested using the pilot study. A similar method for testing knowledge was successfully employed by Alaaeddine et al (2013) and Blackburn and Hart (2002). The latter covered more areas of regulation, but did so using fewer questions per area (1-5) resulting in a similar total of questions (21).…”

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confidence: 99%

Managerial Hubris, Trade Associations and Regulatory Knowledge in Micro‐Firms

Betton

Branston

Tomlinson

2018

British J of Management

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To avoid breaking the law for regulatory non-compliance, it is essential that micro-firm owner-managers are aware of deficiencies in their knowledge, so that they can seek improvement and avoid over-confidence (i.e. hubris) in their knowledge levels. Using newly collected survey data from micro-firms in the English accommodation sector and multivariate techniques, the authors explore the possibility of hubris by making a novel distinction between the Perceived-Knowledge and Actual-Knowledge of regulation held by micro-firm owner-managers. Both Perceived-Knowledge (from self-assessment) and Actual-Knowledge (from a simple test) over four core areas of regulation are found to be different, generally poor and suggestive of hubris. The relationship between these knowledge levels is further explored by considering the role of trade association membership (since they support members) and attitude (since it effects learning). Attitude is found to be positively associated with both forms of knowledge, while trade association memberships are also found to be associated with enhanced Perceived-Knowledge, but not Actual-Knowledge. In light of the results, the authors suggest several priority areas for improving Actual-Knowledge and self-assessment skills, and areas for future research.

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Assessing knowledge and attitudes of owners or managers of hospitality venues regarding a policy banning indoor smoking

Cited by 9 publications

References 8 publications

Are hospitality workers aware and do they support the State-wide Regulation of Smoking Law in Lagos state Nigeria?

Are hospitality workers aware and do they support the State-wide Regulation of Smoking Law in Lagos state Nigeria?

Implementation of a indoor air ban and an advertising and sponsorship ban in Lebanon: a baseline cross-sectional study

Managerial Hubris, Trade Associations and Regulatory Knowledge in Micro‐Firms

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