Goel Sonu, Ravindra Khaiwal, Singh Rana J, Sharma Deepak
School of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
The Union South East Asia Office, New Delhi, India.
Tob Control. 2014 Jul;23(4):291-4. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2012-050673. Epub 2013 Jan 15.
Compliance survey of smoke-free law is an effective means of measuring progress towards a smoke-free society. They also help policy makers to take action where strengthening measures are required. India has a comprehensive tobacco control law known as Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA 2003) which prohibits smoking in public places and requires display of 'No smoking' signages with proper specifications at conspicuous points. However, its implementation and enforcement are still a matter of concern.
To ascertain the level of compliance with smoke-free law in public places of a district of North India.
A cross sectional study was conducted in the months of November-December 2011 in district SAS Nagar Mohali of North India. The public places including hotels/restaurants/bars/shopping malls, government offices, educational institutions, healthcare facilities and transit stations were surveyed. The study tool was adapted from the guide on 'Assessing compliance with smoke-free law' developed jointly by the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease.
The overall compliance rate towards section 4 of COTPA was 92.3%. No active smoking was observed in 94.2% of the public places. In 90% of the public places 'No Smoking' signage were displayed as per COTPA. Health and educational institutions had maximum compliance with the smoke-free law while transit sites showed the least compliance.
Compliance to the smoke-free law was high in the study.
无烟法律合规性调查是衡量迈向无烟社会进展的有效手段。它们还帮助政策制定者在需要加强措施的地方采取行动。印度有一项全面的烟草控制法律，即《香烟及其他烟草制品法》（2003年《香烟及其他烟草制品法》），该法律禁止在公共场所吸烟，并要求在显眼位置展示符合适当规格的“禁止吸烟”标志。然而，其实施和执行仍然是一个令人担忧的问题。
确定印度北部某地区公共场所无烟法律的遵守程度。
2011年11月至12月在印度北部的萨萨纳加尔·莫哈利地区进行了一项横断面研究。对包括酒店/餐馆/酒吧/购物中心、政府办公室、教育机构、医疗设施和交通站点在内的公共场所进行了调查。研究工具改编自无烟儿童运动、约翰·霍普金斯大学彭博公共卫生学院和国际防痨和肺部疾病联盟联合制定的“评估无烟法律合规性指南”。
《香烟及其他烟草制品法》第4条的总体遵守率为92.3%。在94.2%的公共场所未观察到有人在主动吸烟。在90%的公共场所按照《香烟及其他烟草制品法》展示了“禁止吸烟”标志。卫生和教育机构对无烟法律的遵守程度最高，而交通站点的遵守程度最低。
在该研究中，对无烟法律的遵守情况良好。
