Table 1. Designated public places used for assessing smoke-free legislation compliance and the specific areas where the assessments were carried out*.
Category of public place | Specific areas within the public place for assessing smoke-free compliance |
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Accommodation facility | Reception, lounge, at least two rooms on different floors, lobby areas, one toilet, at least one backside corridor (if any), bar (if any), restaurant (if any), poolside area (if any) a |
Eatery | The entire facility, including the toilets |
Office and workplace | Reception, common waiting room, at least two office rooms, employee retiring or common room (if any), one toilet, meeting room, lobby (if any), at least one backside corridor or balcony (if any), canteen (if any) a |
Healthcare facility | Reception, at least one male and one female ward (where applicable), one office room, one doctor’s duty room, one toilet, one patients’ waiting area, canteen (if any) a |
Transit point | Main entrance area, central core area, at least two public toilets, information area, and waiting area (where applicable) a |
Most frequently visited other public place | Main entrance area, central core area, at least two public toilets, information area, and waiting area (where applicable) a |
*Adapted from the existing Guide for Conducting Compliance Studies with Smoke-free Law [30]
a: All of these areas (if applicable) needed to be assessed for smoke-free compliance in the facility.