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Title: | Passive exposure and perceptions of smoke-free policies in hospital and university campuses among nursing students: A cross-sectional multicenter study |
Author: | Fu Balboa, Marcela Castellano, Yolanda Laroussy, Kenza Baena, Antoni Margalef, Mercè Feliu, Ariadna Galimany Masclans, Jordi Puig Llobet, Montse Moreno Arroyo, M. Carmen Sancho, Raül Bueno, Albert López, Antonio Guydish, Joseph Fernández Muñoz, Esteve Martínez Martínez, Cristina |
Keywords: | Hàbit de fumar Salut pública Hospitals Campus Infermeres Smoking Public health Hospitals College campuses Nurses |
Issue Date: | 17-Jul-2023 |
Publisher: | E.U. European Publishing |
Abstract: | INTRODUCTION Outdoor smoke-free regulations reduce exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) and help to denormalize tobacco use. As future key agents in health promotion, nursing students’ attitudes should agree with tobacco-control policies.The bjectives of this study were: 1) assess nursing students’ exposure to SHS in nursing schools, 2) explore their perceptions of compliance with the existing smoke-free regulations in acute-care hospitals; and 3) describe their support for indoor and outdoor smoking bans on hospital and university campuses. METHODS This was a cross-sectional multicenter study conducted in 2015–2016 in all 15 university nursing schools in Catalonia, Spain. A questionnaire gathered information on SHS exposure, awareness of the smoke-free regulation in acutecare hospitals, and support for smoke-free policies in indoor and outdoor areas of hospitals and university campuses. Participants were nursing students attending classes on the day of the survey. We performed descriptive analyses and calculated adjusted prevalence ratios (APR) and 95% confidence interval (CI). RESULTS Of 4381 respondents, 99.1% had seen people smoking in outdoor areas of their university campus, and 75.2% had been exposed to SHS on the campus (6.0% indoors and 69.2% outdoors). Nearly 60% were aware of the smoking regulation in place in acute-care hospitals. There was widespread support for smoke-free indoor hospital regulation (98.7%), but less support (64.8%) for outdoor regulations. Approximately 33% supported the regulation to make outdoor healthcare campuses smoke-free, which was higher among third-year students compared to first-year students (APR=1.41; 95% CI: 1.24–1.62), among never smokers (41.4%; APR=2.84; 95% CI: 2.21–3.64) compared to smokers, and among those who were aware of the regulation (38.4%; 95% CI: 1.37–1.75). CONCLUSIONS Exposure to SHS on university campuses is high. Nursing students express low support for strengthening outdoor smoking bans on hospital and university campuses. Interventions aiming to increase their support should be implemented. |
Note: | Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.18332/tid/167390 |
It is part of: | Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2023, vol. 21, núm. 1, p. 1-10 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/200832 |
Related resource: | https://doi.org/10.18332/tid/167390 |
ISSN: | 1617-9625 |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (Ciències Clíniques) Articles publicats en revistes (Institut d'lnvestigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL)) |
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