| Title | Effect of local restaurant smoking regulations on environmental tobacco smoke exposure among youths. | | Author(s) | Siegel M, Albers AB, Cheng DM, Biener L, Rigotti NA | | Institution | Social and Behavioral Sciences Department, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02118, USA. mbsiegel@bu.edu | | Source | Am J Public Health 2004 Feb; 94(2):321-5. | | MeSH | Adolescent
Child
Female
Geography
Government Regulation
Health Policy
Humans
Local Government
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Massachusetts
Odds Ratio
Public Health
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Residence Characteristics
Restaurants
Self Disclosure
Smoking
Tobacco Smoke Pollution
| | Abstract | OBJECTIVES: We examined the effect of local restaurant smoking regulations on restaurant environmental tobacco smoke exposure among youths.
METHODS: We interviewed 3863 Massachusetts youths aged 12-17 years and ascertained how often they saw smokers in restaurants in their town. We assessed the effect of local restaurant smoking regulation strength on nonexposure to environmental tobacco smoke (seeing smokers never or only rarely).
RESULTS: Compared with youths from towns with weak regulations, youths from towns with medium-strength regulations had 1.4 times the odds (odds ratio = 1.36; 95% confidence interval = 1.12, 1.65) and youths from towns with strong regulations had twice the odds (odds ratio = 2.03; 95% confidence interval = 1.64, 2.52) of reporting nonexposure.
CONCLUSIONS: Strong local restaurant smoking regulations are associated with reduced environmental tobacco smoke exposure among youths | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 14759949 |
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