ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE EXTENSION OF SMOKING RESTRICTIONS TO SELECTED OUTDOOR AREAS IN ITALY

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Gallus, Silvano | Rosato, Valentina | Zuccaro, Piergiorgio | Colombo, Paolo | Manzari, Marco | La Vecchia, Carlo

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International audience. Objectives: To estimate the attitudes of Italians over the extension of the smoking ban to selected public outdoor areas, including parks, stadiums, beaches, schools and hospitals. Methods: We considered data from 2 Italian surveys on smoking conducted in 2009 and 2010 on a total sample of 6233 individuals, representative of the Italian population aged 15 years or over. Results: The majority of the Italian population was in favour of the extension of smoking bans to selected outdoor areas: 64.6% of Italians supported smoke-free policies in public parks, 68.5% in sports stadiums, 62.1% in beaches, 85.9% in school courtyards and 79.9% in outdoor areas surrounding hospitals. Among current smokers, the corresponding estimates were 32.9% for parks, 38.2% for stadiums, 31.2% for beaches, 67.6% for schools and 55.3% for hospitals. Women, middle-age population and the elderly, subjects from central and southern Italy, and never smokers were more frequently in favour of the extension of the smoking ban to outdoor areas. Support for smoke-free parks and stadiums significantly increased between 2009 and 2010. Conclusions: Extension of smoking ban to selected outdoor areas is supported by the large majority of the Italian population. The overwhelming majority of support for smoke-free school grounds and outdoor areas surrounding hospitals indicates that legislative action is required.

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