title: Effect of anti-smoking legislation on school staff smoking may dissipate over time.
abstract: This study describes student perceptions of school staff smoking before and after implementation of legislation prohibiting smoking on school grounds. Students completed self-report questionnaires before (grade 6) and after (grade 7, 9 and 11) the law. The percentage of students reporting that school staff smoked in areas where smoking is forbidden was 19%, 32% and 33% in grade 7, 9 and 11, respectively. The mean(SD) score for the frequency with which students saw school staff smoking decreased after the ban but increased thereafter [2.5(1.1), 1.9(1.0), 2.4(1.1) and 2.3(1.1)] in grade 6, 7, 9 and 11, respectively [F(2.861,1662.229) = 45.350, P < 0.001]. These data suggest that the effect of the law dissipated over time.
authors: 1 Centre de recherche du centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors: Erin K
authors: EK
authors: O'Loughlin
authors: Michèle
authors: M
authors: Tremblay
authors: Erika N
authors: EN
authors: Dugas
authors: Amadou-Diogo
authors: AD
authors: Barry
authors: Jennifer L
authors: JL
authors: O'Loughlin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D005178:Faculty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D035846:Law Enforcement; D008297:Male; D012574:Schools / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D057566:Self Report; D012907:Smoking / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012923:Social Class; D013334:Students