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  P2.05 - Poster Session/ Prevention and Tobacco Control (ID 216)

  • Event: WCLC 2015
  • Type: Poster
  • Track: Prevention and Tobacco Control
  • Presentations: 1
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  • Coordinates: 9/08/2015, 09:30 - 17:00, Exhibit Hall (Hall B+C)

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    P2.05-001 - Assessment of Faculty and Staff Smoking Behavior at Total Ban on Smoking in Campus (ID 31)

    09:30 - 09:30  |  Author(s): T. Uno
    • Abstract

    Background:
    Recently, tobacco was positioned "the essence of smoking is nicotine addiction" and conjunction with advanced of scientific research. However, not only the social situation and also tobacco-free (TF) campus has not been fulfilled in Japan. Therefore, we investigated the current state about smoking and analyzed for improvement the recognition and for change behavior in non-medical TF campus since 2010.
    
    Methods:
    The questionnaire for all faculty members(employees) in our campus was performed. Subjects in this survey conducted in 2012-13 who enrolled over 20 years of age was examined in 132 cases that consent were obtained.
    
    Results:
    Base of analyzed subjects' characteristics were male/female(%)=60.6/39.4, 44.6±11.6 yrs (mean±SD), respectively. Current smoking prevalence was 8.3% and Ex was 25.0%. The starting smoking age was 17.9±3.2 (Mean±SD, [Range 6;32]),opportunity(%) was “Out of interest/Incidentally/Because neighboring smoke”:11.7/10.2/8.6 were accounted for a large number (*multiple answers act). Tobacco products(connect with the Japanese government) sold in domestic market are required to have health warnings in Japanese, however, low level of recognition. This may be due to text size of tobacco package warning documents (Risk of Lung cancer, Secondhand smoke, etc.) are small, mild message and include educational problems. Currently, the people of quit smoking several decades has led to resmoking has been occasionally observed. After the Great East Japan Earthquake, resmoking rate was turned out to be themselves/blood relationship persons 1.9%/3.3%. Surprisingly found that awareness of TF within the campus, 10.8% was unknown and continuing smoke.
    
    Conclusion:
    The results revealed that stood out that lack of information on the status of tobacco and TF campus, and be considered sharing the critical issue. Road to TF campuses is difficult now in Japan, however, we should be make as the realization. Awareness of TF was poor, therefor the necessity of further education about stop smoking was indicated. Alongside we need a certain degree of understanding about resmoking status according to psychological damage factors of post-disaster, however, faculty members should be effort to critical that leads to a complete TF campus for youth-adult student in low-dose radiation exposure risk area. We would like to further advance a this research. For this purpose, the achieving completely TF campus, not only our university, we think need initiatives of the entire university in Japan. In addition, by resolving the current college students and faculty/staff problems, the younger generation, it aims to contribute to that improvement will be prevention and cessation education to (e.g. elementary and junior high schools), smoking current situation that is later than other countries.