Does the workplace-smoking ban eliminate differences in risk for environmental tobacco smoke exposure at work?

Verdonk-Kleinjan, Wendy M. I.; Knibbe, Ronald A.; Tan, Frans E. S.; Willemsen, Marc C.; Groot, H N De; Vries, Hein de

doi:10.1016/j.healthpol.2009.03.009

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“…Over half46 of these articles focused on cessation support, with far fewer examining equity impact of price increases,9 smoke-free environments,13 media campaigns15 or community-based approaches 4. No new studies assessed the SES impact of advertising bans or health warnings.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Further evidence of uneven implementation comes from five studies examining workplace smoking restrictions in the presence of national or state level legislation 45–49. Higher educated workers in California and the Netherlands were more likely to benefit from the introduction of smoke-free workplace legislation in terms of reduced exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS)45–47 and increased smoking cessation 46 47. There is weak evidence that legislation banning smoking in pubs and restaurants is less likely to be enforced in disadvantaged areas48 and more likely to benefit higher-income staff 49…”

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confidence: 99%

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Impact of tobacco control interventions on socioeconomic inequalities in smoking: review of the evidence

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Impact of tobacco control interventions on socioeconomic inequalities in smoking: review of the evidence

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“…Furthermore, it has been observed that majority of participants in both the groups [208 (83.9); 304 (77.6)] smoked or chewed tobacco at workplaces. Verdonk-Kleinjan et al 37 and Meyers et al 38 reported a similar prevalence and suggested that nosmoking bans in public places and workplaces are significantly associated with increased use of tobacco, which was linked to increase in acute myocardial infarction incidence. Disease incidence can be reduced if tobacco ban policy is implemented over several years.…”

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confidence: 85%

Potential Predictor of Tobacco Cessation among Factory Workers: A Baseline Data of Worksite Tobacco Cessation Programs in the Central Part of India

Gaikwad

Bhowate²,

Bajad

et al. 2017

The Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice

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Aim: Our study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of tobacco use among factory workers and identify the predicting factors for quitting tobacco use. Materials and methods:In this cross-sectional study, a total of 640 factory workers were included and divided into the quitter group and who had never quit the tobacco habit in the past. Data were collected by standardized and validated questionnaire pro forma, which comprised the demographic profile, smoking history, and Fagerström scale to check the nicotine dependence. Data were analyzed using descriptive analysis and Chi-squares test, whereas logistic regression was used to predict the factor for quitting the tobacco habit. All tests were applied using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 17.0. Potential Predictor of Tobacco Cessation among Factory Results:The mean age among the quitters was comparatively low than the never-quit group. Out of 640 participants, the majority of quitters and those who never quit were found to consume smokeless tobacco (232 [93.5]; 288 [73.5]). As per logistic regression analysis, gender of participants, age of starting tobacco use, and frequency of tobacco use can be considered as good predictors to quit smoking/chewing tobacco. Conclusion:The present study found that participants in the quitter group were less dependent on tobacco, and these participants were more likely to quit smoking if behavioral support was provided at the early days of the quitting attempt.Clinical significance: This study's result provides valuable insight into the current tobacco usage and potential predicting factors for quitting tobacco use among factory workers in India. These data can help in developing a policy for the implementation of tobacco cessation programs at the worksite.

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“…A cross-sectional, population-based survey before and one year after Spain’s partial smoking ban went into effect observed a 22% reduction in self-reported SHS exposure [27]. The findings of observational studies in the US before and after several partial state smoking bans, observed a 21% reduction in SHS exposure [28], whereas a recent cross-sectional survey of self-reported exposure among restaurant and bar employees in the Netherlands found a 27% reduction [29]. …”

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“…aBase Case is the median between a partial ban in South Korea [23] and a simulated estimate based on US data [24];bBase Case is the median between a complete ban in Ireland [25] and a pooled estimate of complete bans in the US, Australia, Canada, and Germany [26];cBase Case is based on a partial ban in Spain [27] with high and low estimates from the Netherlands [29] and the US [28], respectively;dBase Case is based on a complete ban in Scotland [30] with high and low estimates from Uruguay [32] and Norway [31], respectively.…”

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A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of India’s 2008 Prohibition of Smoking in Public Places in Gujarat

Donaldson

Waters

Arora

et al. 2011

IJERPH

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Tobacco smoking and exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke are associated with disability and premature mortality in low and middle-income countries. The aim of this study was to assess the cost-effectiveness of implementing India’s Prohibition of Smoking in Public Places Rules in the state of Gujarat, compared to implementation of a complete smoking ban. Using standard cost-effectiveness analysis methods, the cost of implementing the alternatives was evaluated against the years of life saved and cases of acute myocardial infarction averted by reductions in smoking prevalence and secondhand smoke exposure. After one year, it is estimated that a complete smoking ban in Gujarat would avert 17,000 additional heart attacks and gain 438,000 life years (LY). A complete ban is highly cost-effective when key variables including legislation effectiveness were varied in the sensitivity analyses. Without including medical treatment costs averted, the cost-effectiveness ratio ranges from $2 to $112 per LY gained and $37 to $386 per acute myocardial infarction averted. Implementing a complete smoking ban would be a cost saving alternative to the current partial legislation in terms of reducing tobacco-attributable disease in Gujarat.

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Does the workplace-smoking ban eliminate differences in risk for environmental tobacco smoke exposure at work?

Cited by 23 publications

References 39 publications

Impact of tobacco control interventions on socioeconomic inequalities in smoking: review of the evidence

Impact of tobacco control interventions on socioeconomic inequalities in smoking: review of the evidence

Potential Predictor of Tobacco Cessation among Factory Workers: A Baseline Data of Worksite Tobacco Cessation Programs in the Central Part of India

A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of India’s 2008 Prohibition of Smoking in Public Places in Gujarat

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