title: The approach of smokers to the new tobacco law and the change in their behaviour.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of our study is; to assess the approach of smokers to tobacco law, examine changes in their smoking related behaviors after the new law and determine the factors associated with these changes.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data collected by questionnaire including 30 question. We applied the questionnaire to 1509 current smokers, and ex-smokers who quitted smoking after the law. SPSS packet programme was used for analyses.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Participants consisted of 419 (28.0%) female, 1090 (72.0%) male with an average age of 33.6 ± 10.5 years. Although 80% of them knew that passive smoking is harmful to non-smokers, rate of smoking at home and in the car were very high. 869 (58.0%) of participants supported the law. 87 (5.8%) smokers quitted smoking after the law, 316 (20.9%) reduced. While health problems (37.3%) were the most frequent reason for quitting, restriction of smoking area had the most effect to reduce (54.2%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We satisfied that; the new tobacco law encouraged smokers to quit smoking. In addition, the majority of smokers supported the law.
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Chest Diseases, Kahramanmaras State Hospital, Kahramanmaras, Turkey. nurhanatillag@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Nurhan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Atilla
authors.forename: Nurhan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Köksal
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Özer
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kahraman
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ekerbiçer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004777:Environment; D005260:Female; D006291:Health Policy; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012907:Smoking / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control; D014421:Turkey
chemical_list: D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution