Kahvehane, Restoran ve Kafe Calisan ve Musterilerinin Ikram Sektorunde Sigara Icilmesinin Yasaklanmasi Konusundaki Gorusleri

• Published in: Turkish journal of public health 2012-04, Vol.10 (1), p.22-36
• Main Authors: Özcebe, Hilal, Bilir, Nazmi
• Format: Article
• Language: eng ; tur
• Subjects: Customer satisfaction; Employee attitude; İkram sektörü, Sigara yasağı, Tütün kontrolü, Sigara, İş sağlığı; Legislation; Opinions; Residential areas; Restaurants; Smoke; Smoking
• ISSN: 1304-1096; 1304-1088; 1304-1088; 1304-1096

Objective: This descriptive study investigates the opinions of the customers and employees of café and restaurant on the implementation of smoke-free rules/ laws.Methods: The study was conducted in 8 provinces in various geographical parts of the country. A total of 160 workplaces (restaurants, cafes, tea-houses) were included in the study, with 20 workplaces in each of the provinces. The first set of data was collected 2-3 months prior to the implementation of the comprehensive smoke-free policy and the second set of data 4 months after the implementation. Two customers at each of the venues were interviewed. Therefore the total number of customers participating was 316 and 320 at the first and second surveys. Similarly 315 and 319 persons (workers and owners ) were interviewed during the first and second surveys. Results: The percentage of daily smokers were 66.2 and 31.9 among the workers and 55.4 and 32.0 among the customers before and after the implementation respectively. This finding may indicate that more non-smokers were attending the tea-coffee houses and restaurants. Almost all of the non-smoking customers were in favor of the smoke-free implementation, saying that smoke-free venues are more pleasant and smoke free implementation protects the health of the workers. Smoking customers supported the smoke free implementation as well. Among the workers and the owners, the percentages on both the pleasant venue and protection of worker's health were much higher. The opinion that implementation of the smoke free policy would be difficult, decreased after the implementation, from 60 percent to 18 percent among the customers and from 73 percent to 22 percent among the workers and the owners. This finding indicates high compliance with the law. Conclusion: Tobacco control legislation has been supported by workers and clients of the hospitality sector. It has been observed that the law has made a contribution to decreasing the rate of smoking.