The impact of graphic cigarette warning labels and smoke-free law on health awareness and thoughts of quitting in Taiwan
The impact of graphic cigarette warning labels and smoke-free law on health awareness and thoughts of quitting in Taiwan
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DOI：
10.1093/her/cyq073
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发表时间：
2011-04-01
影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
Chao, Kun-yu
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作者：
Chang, Fong-ching;Chung, Chi-hui;Chao, Kun-yu
本研究旨在探讨香烟警示标识与禁烟法令对吸烟危害认知与戒烟意愿的影响。2008年7月（法律颁布前）和2009年3月（法律颁布后）通过电话成功地对全国代表性样本分别进行了1 074人和1 094人的调查。结果显示，吸烟者认为吸烟危害健康的流行率从法律颁布前的50.6%上升到法律颁布后的79.6%，而同期非吸烟者的流行率从68.8%上升到94.1%。报告有戒烟想法的吸烟者的患病率从法律颁布前的30.2%上升到法律颁布后的51.7%。多因素分析结果显示，实施图形警示标识和无烟法显著增加了吸烟危害健康意识的比值比（OR）= 6.39，95%CI = 4.84-8.44）和戒烟想法的比值比（OR = 2.39，95%CI = 1.48-3.87）。总之，无烟法的实施与图形香烟警告标签相结合，有效地提高了人们对吸烟和戒烟危害健康的认识。
The present study evaluated the impact of Taiwan's graphic cigarette warning labels and smoke-free law on awareness of the health hazards of smoking and thoughts of quitting smoking. National representative samples of 1074 and 1094 people, respectively, were conducted successfully by telephone in July 2008 (pre-law) and March 2009 (post-law). Results reveal that the prevalence of thinking about the health hazards of smoking among smokers increased from 50.6% pre-law to 79.6% post-law, while the prevalence among non-smokers increased from 68.8 to 94.1% during the same period. The prevalence rates of smokers who reported thinking of quitting rose from 30.2% pre-law to 51.7% post-law. Multivariate analyses results indicated that the implementation of graphic warning labels and the smoke-free law significantly increased the odds of awareness about the health hazards of smoking [odds ratio (OR) = 6.39, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 4.84-8.44] and thoughts of quitting smoking (OR = 2.39, 95% CI = 1.48-3.87). In conclusion, the implementation of a smoke-free law in combination with graphic cigarette warning labels has been effective in increasing thoughts about the health hazards of smoking and quitting smoking.