title: Restricting smoking at the University of Köln, Germany: a case study.
abstract: The effects of a new policy limiting smoking to separate, designated areas in School of Education buildings at the University of Köln, Germany, were analyzed. Although the majority (77%) of the 1,223 students surveyed did not expect the changed policy to affect their smoking habits, approximately 28% of the men and 30% of the women said they were smoking less at the university after the change went into effect. Ninety-one percent of the nonsmoking students and 68% of the smokers supported the new policy. Smoking rates among Köln students are not significantly different from those of the adult German population, where 34% of the women and 41% of the men are smokers. The findings in this study indicate that such a policy change may result in a net decrease in amount smoked and could be a successful intervention in countries where smoking rates are traditionally higher than they are in the United States.
authors.affiliation: Health Education Faculty, University of Köln, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Apel
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: McDermott
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Westhoff
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012907:Smoking / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016540:Smoking Cessation; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014495:Universities / Q000458:organization & administration
chemical_list: D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution