Table 3 Indoor air quality, awareness of the worksite smoke-free policy and indoor smoking behavior before and after the intervention
Question | Before | After | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|
% (N) | %(N) | ||
The air quality (tobacco smoke level) in your building is: | |||
Good/Fair | 69.5(162) | 83.6(188) | <0.001 |
Poor | 30.5(71) | 16.4(37) | |
How often do you smell tobacco while you are at work? | |||
Frequently | 53.2(124) | 41.8(95) | 0.36 |
Infrequently/Never | 46.8(113) | 58.2(142) | |
Does the hospital have any policy against smoking in the buildings? | |||
“Yes” answers | 75.2(174) | 96.4(213) | <0.001 |
Are the official policies about smoking in the building followed? | |||
“Yes, it is followed” answers | 36.0(82) | 71.9(161) | <0.001 |
In the past 30 days, have you seen people smoking in the following areas? | |||
“Yes” answers | |||
Cafeteria | 39.6(88) | 25.8(54) | <0.001 |
Offices | 57.7(131) | 39.6(86) | 0.42 |
Corridors | 77.5(179) | 53.9(119) | <0.001 |
Stairwells | 80.2(186) | 49.6(109) | <0.001 |
Lounges in patient care areas | 33.5(76) | 19.3(41) | <0.001 |
Restrooms | 23.3(52) | 14.9(31) | <0.001 |
Outside the building | 97.4(226) | 95.9(212) | <0.001 |