[Objective] To evaluate the tobacco smoking and control situation among residents in Shanghai after promulgated Shanghai Public Places Smoking Control Law,and to provide basis for future tobacco control strategies.
[Methods] A face to face investigation on knowledge,attitude and behavior towards tobacco smoking was conducted among 1 925 permanent residents aged 15 years and older enrolled from all the 18 Shanghai districts between November 2010 and January 2011.
[Results] Among the residents interviewed,the smoking rate,current smoking rate,regular smoking rate,and heavy smoking rate were 28.3%,22.5%,19.6%,and 8.5%,respectively.Quit smoking rate and successful quit rate were 20.4% and 11.7% among the smoking residents.In the current smoking residents 21.2% tried to quit smoking and only 8.5% of them in the past year tried to do so.Passive smoking rate was relatively high among the non-smoking residents (43.5%) and increased to 48.9% at indoor public places.Restaurants and bars were always two indoor public spots with high smoking rates (60.9% and 40.0%).The tobacco control information was covered in various media channels,especially on TV (66.1%) and newspaper/magazine (52.8%).
[Conclusion] The tobacco control information network has been set up in Shanghai.However,the smoking rate is still at a relatively high level despite a slight drop.Both the passive smoking rate and the situation of smoking ban in public areas remain unchanged.
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