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DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE
Volume 124, Issue 1-2, Pages 121-127Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.12.021
Keywords
Tobacco control public place; Workplace; Household; Smoking restriction; Tobacco advertising; China
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- WHO [WP/2002/IC/TFI/2.2/001/03.02.AW.03]
- National Social Science Foundation of China [01BSH030]
- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
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Objectives: To evaluate whether cigarette smoking in Chinese urban areas was respectively associated with exposure to tobacco advertising and smoking bans in households, workplaces, and public places. Methods: Participants were 4735 urban residents aged 15 years and older, who were identified through multi-stage quota-sampling conducted in six Chinese cities. Data were collected on individual sociodemographics and smoking status, and regional tobacco control measures. The sample was characterized in terms of smoking prevalence, and multilevel logistic models were employed to analyze the association between smoking and tobacco advertising and environmental smoking restrictions, respectively. Results: Smoking prevalence was 30%. Multilevel logistic regression analysis showed that smoking was positively associated with exposure to tobacco advertising, and negatively associated with workplace and household smoking bans. Conclusions: The association of smoking with both tobacco advertising and environmental smoking bans further justifies implementation of comprehensive smoking interventions and tobacco control programs in China. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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