Do smoke-free laws or policies impact smoking at home? A comparison between smoke-free and nonsmoke-free jurisdiction in India

This study randomly sampled 247 households (with one smoker at least as on October 2009)

Abstract

Globally, various studies have looked at the effect of smoke‑free declaration in public spaces on secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure at home. However, a formal evaluation has not been reported from India. The researchers assessed and compared smoking at home in 2 jurisdictions in India – a compliance‑validated smoke‑free jurisdiction (Shimla in 2010) versus a nonsmoke‑free jurisdiction (Haridwar) between 2009 and 2015.

They randomly sampled 247 households (with one smoker at least as on October 2009) each in Shimlaand Haridwar during July–August 2015.

This research was supported by the UK Department for International Development’s Operational Research Capacity Building Programme led by the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease (The Union)

Citation

Bhatt N, Aghi M, Shewade H, Lal P, Gupta V, Kumar A, Tripathi G, Singh R. Do smoke-free laws or policies impact smoking at home? A comparison between smoke-free and nonsmoke-free jurisdiction in India. Int. J. Noncommunicable Dis. [Internet]. Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd.; 2018 [cited 2018 Jun 28];3(1):28. Available from: http://www.ijncd.org/text.asp?2018/3/1/28/230362

Do smoke-free laws or policies impact smoking at home? A comparison between smoke-free and nonsmoke-free jurisdiction in India

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Published 18 April 2018