Abstract
Objective: To assess changes in hospitality workers' expectations and attitudes towards the Spanish smoking law before and 2 years after the smoking ban. Methods: We performed a longitudinal study of a cohort (n=431) of hospitality workers in five regions in Spain before the law came into effect and 24 months later. Expectations and attitudes towards the ban and knowledge about the effect of second-hand smoke on health were compared before and after the ban. Results: We recruited 431 hospitality workers in the baseline survey and 219 were followed-up 24 months later (overall follow-up rate of 50.8%). The percentage of hospitality workers who knew the law was 79.0% before it was passed and was 94.1% 24 months later (p
Translated title of the contribution | Changes in hospitality workers' expectations and attitudes after the implementation of the Spanish smoking law |
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Original language | Spanish |
Pages (from-to) | 241-246 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Gaceta sanitaria / S.E.S.P.A.S |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 2010 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Attitudes and expectations
- Hospitality workers
- Longitudinal study
- Questionnaire
- Second-hand smoke
- Spanish smoking law
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health