The efficacy of smoking ban policy at the workplace on secondhand smoking: systematic review and meta-analysis

Exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) in the workplace has led many workplaces to set up smoke-free policies to protect non-smoking employees. Although smoke-free workplaces are pervasive, the intensity of the practice is questionable. The purpose of this review is to identify the pooled prevalence est...

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Published in:Environmental science and pollution research international 2020-08, Vol.27 (24), p.29856-29866
Main Authors: Rashiden, Ikmal, Ahmad Tajuddin, Nur Amani @ Natasha bt, Yee, Anne, Zhen, Stephen Tan Eyu, bin Amir Nordin, Amer Siddiq
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aquatic Pollution
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
Bans
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecotoxicology
Employees
Environment
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Health
Environmental science
Exposure
Humans
Male
Meta-analysis
No-smoking policies
Occupational exposure
Passive smoking
Prevalence
Review Article
Smoke
Smoke-Free Policy
Smoking
Tobacco smoke
Tobacco Smoke Pollution
Waste Water Technology
Water Management
Water Pollution Control
Workplace
Workplaces
Young Adult
Young adults
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Summary:Exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) in the workplace has led many workplaces to set up smoke-free policies to protect non-smoking employees. Although smoke-free workplaces are pervasive, the intensity of the practice is questionable. The purpose of this review is to identify the pooled prevalence estimate of secondhand smoke at smoke-free workplaces and the factors associated with SHS exposure at the workplace despite existing smoke-free policies. Fourteen studies (total 7458 employees) were identified from Pubmed, ScienceDirect, Cinahl, Scopus, and Web of Science from inception to December 2017. Results indicate that despite the existence of smoke-free policies at the workplace, 14 studies reported exposure to secondhand smoke. The pooled prevalence of the SHS exposure was 0.29 (95% CI = 0.23 to 0.36) ( P  
ISSN:0944-1344
1614-7499
DOI:10.1007/s11356-020-09407-7