Abstract
Objectives
We examined receptivity to public smoke-free policies and smoke-free home status among adults in the Republic of Georgia.
Methods
In Spring 2014, we conducted a national household survey of 1163 adults.
Results
Our sample was on average 42.4 years old, 51.1 % male, and 43.2 % urban. Current smoking prevalence was 54.2 % in men and 6.5 % in women. Notably, 42.2 % reported daily secondhand smoke exposure (SHSe). Past week SHSe was 29.9 % in indoor public places and 33.0 % in outdoor public places. The majority reported no opposition to public smoke-free policies. Correlates of greater receptivity to public policies included being older, female, and a nonsmoker. Past week SHSe in homes was 54.2 %; 38.8 % reported daily SHSe at home. Only 14.3 % reported complete smoke-free home policies; 39.0 % had partial policies. The only correlate of allowing smoking in the home was being a smoker. Among smokers, correlates of allowing smoking in the home were being male and lower confidence in quitting.
Conclusions
SHSe is prevalent in various settings in Georgia, requiring efforts to promote support for public smoke-free policies and implementation of personal policies.
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This research was supported by the National Cancer Institute (K07 CA139114; PI: Berg), the Georgia Cancer Coalition (PI: Berg), and the Council for International Exchange of Scholars Fulbright Scholars Program. We would like to thank the Georgia National Center for Disease Control and Public Health for their scientific input and technical support in conducting this research and Tbilisi State Medical University for hosting Dr. Berg during her tenure as a Fulbright Scholar in Georgia.
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Berg, C.J., Topuridze, M., Maglakelidze, N. et al. Reactions to smoke-free public policies and smoke-free home policies in the Republic of Georgia: results from a 2014 national survey. Int J Public Health 61, 409–416 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-016-0793-0
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