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15.2 Public opinion about smokefree environments
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Relevant news and research: Public opinion about smokefree environments

Peruga, A., Fu, M., Castellano, Y., Tigova, O., Driezen, P., Quah, A. C. K., Fong, G. T. and Fernandez, E. (2025). People who smoke and formerly smoked do support a smoking ban in open spaces during and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain. Tob Control. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41344995


Kibria, M. G., Islam, T., Alif, S. M., Islam, M. S. and Hawlader, M. D. H. (2025). Perceived motivators and barriers to implementation of a smoke-free common area policy in multiunit housing in urban Bangladesh. Sci Rep. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41286403


Xing, E., Kim, S., Cohen, J. E. and Tseng, T. Y. (2025). Content analysis of media coverage on smoke-free policy implementation in ten low- and middle-income countries. Tob Induc Dis. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41312371


O'Donnell, R., Bintoro, B. S., Rustandi, A. W., Farahdilla, Z. A., Sadewa, D. M. A., Padmawati, R. S., Ahmad, A. I., Misban, N. H., Shu'ah, I. A. M., Safee, N. S., Zamri, W. T., Kamni, S., Zulkifli, A., Uny, I., Zainal Abidin, E., Prabandari, Y. S. and Semple, S. (2025). Communities Facilitating increasing Smoke-free Homes (CO-FRESH): co-developing a toolkit with local stakeholders in Indonesia and Malaysia. BMJ Glob Health, 10. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41052819


Kim, J., Choo, J., Noh, S., Park, A. H. and Choi, J. (2025). Smoke-Free School Zone Policy and Its Association with Attitudes Toward Smoking and Secondhand Smoke Exposure Among School-Aged Children and Key Stakeholders. Risk Manag Healthc Policy, 2911-2920. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40933673


Reskiaddin, O., Ahsan, A., Fitri, A., Hubaybah, H., Putri, F. E. and Sasmita, N. R. (2025). Evaluating the Impact of Smoke-Free Policies in Jambi, Indonesia: A Mixed-Methods Approach. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev, 5, 1815-1821. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40439395


Bandekar, A., Bayha, K., Finke, A., Mallory, V., Dulin, M. F. and Thompson, M. E. (2025). Assessing client and staff beliefs and attitudes to inform tobacco-free campus policy implementation at substance use disorder treatment centers. Tob Prev Cessat. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40130234


Lutkenhaus, R. O., Meijberg, A., Molenberg, F. J., Been, J. V. and Bouman, M. P. (2025). Discourses on smoke-free policies on Dutch Twitter: A social network analysis. Digit Health, 20552076251325583. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40093704


Torosyan, A., Grigoryan, L., Hayrumyan, V., Sargsyan, Z., Bhanot, P., Shaffer, L., Petrosyan, V., Bazarchyan, A., Alayan, N., Kegler, M. C. and Berg, C. J. (2025). Facilitators and barriers to implementing smoke-free homes in Armenia: a qualitative study. Glob Health Promot, 17579759251318728. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40071452


Zhang, Y., Xu, Y., Wang, S., Zheng, J., Li, Q., Shi, X., Zeng, X., Liu, R., Wang, X., Wright, K., Kalbag, E., Meng, P., Huang, S., Zhou, J., Ruan, C., Xiao, L. and Luo, S. (2025). Evaluation of compliance with smoke-free regulations in a multi-ethnic city in Western China: a mixed-methods study. Tob Control. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40113249


Wang, X., Zou, W., Zhang, X., Yang, N., Zheng, Y., Meng, R. and Ma, H. (2024). A cross-sectional study on exposure to secondhand smoke in indoor public places and attitudes of residents towards the smoke control ordinance in public places. Tob Induc Dis. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39735278


Earlier news and research

For news items and research on this topic earlier than 2025, click here.

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