Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/9539
Title: Support for smoke-free policies in the Cyprus hospitality industry
Authors: Lazuras, Lambros 
Savva, Christos S. 
Talias, Michael A. 
Soteriades, Elpidoforos Soterakis 
Major Field of Science: Medical and Health Sciences
Field Category: Health Sciences
Keywords: Cyprus;Hospitality industry;Policy support;Smoke-free policies
Issue Date: 1-Oct-2015
Source: International Journal of Public Health, 2015, vol. 60, no. 8, pp. 911-917.
Volume: 60
Issue: 8
Start page: 911
End page: 917
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-015-0747-y
Journal: International Journal of Public Health 
Abstract: Objectives The present study used attitudinal and behavioural indicators to measure support for smoke-free policies among employers and employees in the hospitality industry in Cyprus. Methods A representative sample of 600 participants (95% response rate) completed anonymous structured questionnaires on demographic variables, smoking status, exposure to second-hand smoke at work and related health beliefs, social norms, and smoke-free policy support. Results Participants were predominantly males (68.3%), with a mean age of 40 years (SD = 12.69), and 39.7%were employers/owners of the hospitality venue. Analysis of variance showed that employers and smokers were less supportive of smoke-free policies, as compared to employees and non-smokers. Linear regression models showed that attitudes towards smoke-free policy were predicted by smoking status, SHS exposure and related health beliefs, and social norm variables. Logistic regression analysis showed that willingness to confront a policy violator was predicted by SHS exposure, perceived prevalence of smoker clients, and smoke-free policy attitudes. Conclusions SHS exposure and related health beliefs, and normative factors should be targeted by interventions aiming to promote policy support in the hospitality industry in Cyprus.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/9539
ISSN: 16618556
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-015-0747-y
Rights: © Springer
Type: Article
Affiliation : Sheffield Hallam University 
South East European Research Centre 
Cyprus University of Technology 
Open University Cyprus 
Cyprus Institute of Biomedical Sciences 
Harvard University 
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