TY - JOUR
T1 - Support for smoke-free policies in the Cyprus hospitality industry
AU - Lazuras, Lambros
AU - Savva, Christos S.
AU - Talias, Michael A.
AU - Soteriades, Elpidoforos S.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was co-funded by the Republic of Cyprus and the European Regional Development Fund through the Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation.
Publisher Copyright:
© Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+) 2015.
PY - 2015/12
Y1 - 2015/12
N2 - Objectives The present study used attitudinal and behavioural indicators to measure support for smoke-free policies among employers and employees in the hospitality industry in Cyprus. Methods A representative sample of 600 participants (95% response rate) completed anonymous structured questionnaires on demographic variables, smoking status, exposure to second-hand smoke at work and related health beliefs, social norms, and smoke-free policy support. Results Participants were predominantly males (68.3%), with a mean age of 40 years (SD = 12.69), and 39.7%were employers/owners of the hospitality venue. Analysis of variance showed that employers and smokers were less supportive of smoke-free policies, as compared to employees and non-smokers. Linear regression models showed that attitudes towards smoke-free policy were predicted by smoking status, SHS exposure and related health beliefs, and social norm variables. Logistic regression analysis showed that willingness to confront a policy violator was predicted by SHS exposure, perceived prevalence of smoker clients, and smoke-free policy attitudes. Conclusions SHS exposure and related health beliefs, and normative factors should be targeted by interventions aiming to promote policy support in the hospitality industry in Cyprus.
AB - Objectives The present study used attitudinal and behavioural indicators to measure support for smoke-free policies among employers and employees in the hospitality industry in Cyprus. Methods A representative sample of 600 participants (95% response rate) completed anonymous structured questionnaires on demographic variables, smoking status, exposure to second-hand smoke at work and related health beliefs, social norms, and smoke-free policy support. Results Participants were predominantly males (68.3%), with a mean age of 40 years (SD = 12.69), and 39.7%were employers/owners of the hospitality venue. Analysis of variance showed that employers and smokers were less supportive of smoke-free policies, as compared to employees and non-smokers. Linear regression models showed that attitudes towards smoke-free policy were predicted by smoking status, SHS exposure and related health beliefs, and social norm variables. Logistic regression analysis showed that willingness to confront a policy violator was predicted by SHS exposure, perceived prevalence of smoker clients, and smoke-free policy attitudes. Conclusions SHS exposure and related health beliefs, and normative factors should be targeted by interventions aiming to promote policy support in the hospitality industry in Cyprus.
KW - Cyprus
KW - Hospitality industry
KW - Policy support
KW - Smoke-free policies
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U2 - 10.1007/s00038-015-0747-y
DO - 10.1007/s00038-015-0747-y
M3 - Article
C2 - 26427861
AN - SCOPUS:84978878052
SN - 0303-8408
VL - 60
SP - 911
EP - 917
JO - Sozial- und Praventivmedizin
JF - Sozial- und Praventivmedizin
IS - 8
ER -