Table 3. Compliance with specific indicators of smoke-free legislation in different public places in Sylhet City (observation indoors, n = 635).

Compliance indicators	All public places, n (%)
Absence of active smoking	558 (87.9)
Absence of a designated smoking area indoors (where not permitted) a	224 (99.6)
Presence of ‘no smoking’ signage	141 (22.2)
Display of ‘no smoking’ signage at the main entrance and other conspicuous places	34 (5.4)
‘No smoking’ signage complies with the law	9 (1.4)
Absence of cigarette buts, bidi ends, or ashes	408 (64.3)
Absence of smoking aids such as ashtrays, ashbins, matchboxes, lighters	561 (88.3)
Good compliance	70 (11.0)
Moderate compliance	388 (61.1)
Poor compliance	177 (27.9)
Total compliance* (%)	52.7

^a: n = 225

Good compliance: Compliance with 5–7 indicators; Moderate compliance: Compliance with 3–4 indicators; Poor compliance: Compliance with 0–2 indicators

* Total compliance was calculated by averaging the percentages of various compliance indicators.