title: Public opinion on smoke-free policies among Egyptians.
abstract: METHODS
  A smoke-free law was passed in Egypt in 2007. In 2010 a bylaw was issued, leading to a drive by the Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP) to launch a smoke-free initiative in Alexandria, the second largest city.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To assess public opinion with regard to 100%  smoke-free legislation and its implementation in the Alexandria governorate.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Union Middle-East Office, in collaboration with the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics and the MOHP, conducted a cross-sectional survey among 427 randomly selected adults (206 males  and 221 females), covering the seven major districts of the Alexandria governorate.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The majority of the interviewed subjects (98%) expressed support of the government in enacting 100% smoke-free indoor legislation in all public places and public transport. Respondents endorsed  the government plan to implement legislation imposing 100% smoke-free public places. More than one third (33.5%) of all respondents indicated that they would increase visits to restaurants if they were smoke-free, and 63% indicated no impact at all.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of the poll clearly  support results from different countries worldwide that smoke-free policies are popular and supported by the public.
authors.affiliation: Public Health Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. gnasr@theunion.org
authors.forename: G N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Radwan
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Emam
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Maher
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mehrez
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: El-Sayed
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: El-Nahas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004534:Egypt / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006291:Health Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D011639:Public Opinion; D012147:Restaurants / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D061845:Smoke-Free Policy; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000379:methods; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000517:prevention & control; D017132:Workplace / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence
chemical_list: D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution