. 2024 Mar 1;25(2):82–88. doi: 10.5152/ThoracResPract.2024.23050
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Distribution of Some of the Participant Views on Smoke-free Zones According to Smoking Use
| Propositions |
Smokers
n (%) |
Nonsmokers
n (%) |
P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No—No Idea | Yes | No—No Idea | ||
| Smoke-free zones should be increased. | 90 (57.7) | 66 (42.3) | 356 (90.8) | 36 (9.2) | <.001 |
| Information about smoke-free zones is sufficient. | 59 (37.8) | 97 (62.2) | 69 (17.6) | 323 (82.4) | <.001 |
| Smoke-free zone inspections are sufficient. | 28 (17.9) | 128 (82.1) | 41 (10.5) | 351 (89.5) | .017 |
| I support the existence of smoke-free zones. | 111 (71.2) | 45 (28.8) | 351 (89.5) | 41 (10.5) | <.001 |
| The prohibition of smoking is a complex and difficult regulation to implement. | 80 (51.3) | 76 (48.7) | 141 (36) | 251 (64) | .001 |
| Prohibition of smoking is an attack on the rights of individuals. | 54 (34.6) | 102 (65.4) | 61 (15.6) | 331 (84.4) | <.001 |
| Smoking in universities encourages students to smoke. | 69 (44.2) | 87 (55.8) | 214 (54.6) | 178 (45.4) | .029 |
| As a result of the smoking ban, there will be an increase in smoking cessation. | 40 (25.6) | 116 (74.4) | 184 (46.9) | 208 (53.1) | <.001 |
| Studies on smoking cessation (trainings/seminars) should be conducted in universities. | 96 (61.5) | 60 (38.5) | 312 (79.6) | 80 (20.4) | <.001 |
| There should be smoke-free campus policies at universities. | 49 (31.4) | 107 (68.6) | 295 (75.3) | 97 (24.7) | <.001 |
| If there is a smoke-free campus policy, the rate of smoking cessation increases. | 50 (32.1) | 106 (67.9) | 239 (61) | 153 (39) | <.001 |
| If a smoke-free campus policy is implemented, it will be easy to adapt to this process. | 45 (28.8) | 111 (71.2) | 195 (49.7) | 197 (50.3) | <.001 |
Values in bold indicate statistical significance.