Attitude of Employees in the Institution of Malatya Provincial Tobacco Control Committee Towards Content and Being in Force of the 4207 of Law

dc.authoridAytemur, Zeynep Ayfer/0000-0003-0421-907X
dc.authoridGüneş, Gülsen/0000-0003-2021-7103
dc.authoridHacievliyagil, Suleyman Savas/0000-0002-2572-1870
dc.authorwosidAytemur, Zeynep Ayfer/ABI-7452-2020
dc.authorwosidGüneş, Gülsen/ABG-9068-2020
dc.authorwosidHacievliyagil, Suleyman Savas/ABI-7307-2020
dc.contributor.authorTulucu, Fadime
dc.contributor.authorAytemur, Zeynep Ayfer
dc.contributor.authorHacievliyagil, Suleyman Savas
dc.contributor.authorGunes, Gulsen
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-04T20:36:10Z
dc.date.available2024-08-04T20:36:10Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.departmentİnönü Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractObjective: The current success of the implementation of the tobacco act is closely related to the perspective, knowledge and level of awareness of enforcing agencies. The aim our study was to identify the levels of awareness and responsibility regarding the tobacco law of employees of public institution members of Malatya Provincial Tobacco Control Committee (PTCC). Materials and Methods: A questionnaire was carried out with 305 employees of public institution members of PTCC. In the questionnaire, the demographic data, smoking characteristics, attitudes to smoking after changing the law and their opinions about the functioning of the law were obtained and they were asked how they had learnt about the law and their thoughts on individual and corporate responsibility. Results: The mean age was 35.9 +/- 8.9 years. 73.1% males, 92.1% high school and 58.4% were university. smokers. The rate of smoking in the Tuberculosis Dispensary was higher than in other institutions (75%). The greatest decrease in the smoking rate after the law was seen in Police Department (51%). 77% of the cases were informed through the media about the law, while 6% of them learned through the authority of the institution, 81.3% of the cases supported the law. 30% know that cigarettes can be smoked at their institution and 22.3% continue the cigarette selling despite banning. A quarter of employees do not feel responsibility regarding the law. Conclusion: In public institution members of PTCC, the law is not sufficiently functional. The levels of awareness and responsibility regarding the tobacco law of employees of public institution members of NTCC were insufficient.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.5152/ttd.2012.23
dc.identifier.endpage110en_US
dc.identifier.issn1302-7808
dc.identifier.issn1308-5387
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84867720313en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/Aen_US
dc.identifier.startpage99en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5152/ttd.2012.23
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11616/95822
dc.identifier.volume13en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000421752000004en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isotren_US
dc.publisherBilimsel Tip Publishing Houseen_US
dc.relation.ispartofTurkish Thoracic Journalen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectTobacco controlen_US
dc.subjectProvincial Tobacco Control Committeeen_US
dc.subjecttobacco lawen_US
dc.titleAttitude of Employees in the Institution of Malatya Provincial Tobacco Control Committee Towards Content and Being in Force of the 4207 of Lawen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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