The Status Of Smoking Control In Restaurant And Hotel Of Tianshui Prefectures Gansu Province

Objectives:In order to set up the health supervision and management mode and effectively promote the work in-depth about No smoking in the indoor of publics places, the status of smoking, No smoking signs, No smoking propaganda and the cognitive, attitude, behavior, using of dissuade term of bosses, servicers and customers were survied in public places of Tianshui city Gansu province.Methods:One hundred restaurants and one hundred hotels were selected by using the stratified random sampling method and in Tianshui prefectures. The five owners and five servicers were interview surveyed. One hundred employers and one hundred and ten customers were intercept surveyed.Results:(1)Restaurants100restaurants were involved in the study. There is16%total ban smoking,59%post no smoking warnings or signs,8%provide outdoor smoking area,7%put up publicity about health hazards of smoking in surveyed restaurants. The cigarette is saled in69restaurants. We found cigarette butts in67%restaurants. During the investigation, we found that87%restaurants exiting smoking, the smokers were dissuaded in only5.75%restaurants.About69%of the managers are completely unaware of the18item in "Implementing rules health regulations in public places" that was issued by the Ministry of Health. Smoking is explicity prohibited in public places in the rule. Among100managers in restaurants were interviewed,82%supported the no smoking policy in public places. No participants consider that no smoking in public places would improve the operating income. There no significant difference(P＞0.05) with different sex, age, level of education, smoker or non-smoker and credit rating of restaurant.88.18%of customers consider that passive smoking would have serious disease,82.73%of customers surveyed were found to be exposed to passive smoking, while they have dinner in restaurant.89.47%of smokers who smoke in the restaurant would immediately stop smoking when some people dissuade him. The proportion of advising not to smoke of the female is higher than the male(P<0.05). Simultaneously, non-smoker is higher than smoker(P<0.05). The results of survey show that the female who choose no smoking restaurant to have dinner is more than the male(P<0.05).50years and older would like to choose the no smoking restaurant (P<0.05). Non-smoker who choose no smoking restaurant to have dinner is more than smoker(P <0.05).80.91%of customers support no smoking in public places.62.73%of customers are completely unaware of the18item in "Implementing rules health regulations in public places" that was issued by the Ministry of Health. Recognition of smokers is higher than non-smokers(P<0.05), there no significant difference(P>0.05) with different sex, age, level of education.Interviews showed that40percent of waiters said that they were exposed to secondhand smoke experience in the past seven days.40%of waiters understand the hazards of passive smoking, but do not the damage of organ caused by secondhandd smoke. Most waiters do not dissauade the smoking customers immediately because they are afraid of that maybe cause the customer unhappiness. Most owners want to set up a smoke-free restaurant but they worried that will reduce their revenue.(2) Hotels100hotels were involved in the study. There is26%total ban smoking,94%post no smoking warnings or signs,4%provide outdoor smoking area,13%put up publicity about health hazards of smoking in surveyed hotels. The cigarette is saled in13hotels. We found cigarette butts in58%hotels. During the investigation, we found that56%hotels exit smoking, the smokers were dissuaded in only8.93%restaurants.About64%of the managers are completely unaware of the18item in "Implementing rules health regulations in public places" that was issued by the Ministry of Health. Smoking is explicity prohibited in public places in the rule. Among100managers in hotels were interviewed,84%supported the no smoking policy in public places. No participants consider that no smoking in public places would improve the operating income.,There no significant difference(P＞0.05) with different sex, age, level of education, smoker or non-smoker and credit rating of hotel.88.18%of customers consider that passive smoking would have serious disease,94.55%of customers surveyed were found to be exposed to passive smoking, while they room in hotel.90.70%of smokers who smoke in hotel would immediately stop smoking when some people dissuade him. The proportion of advising not to smoke of the female is higher than the male(P<0.05). Simultaneously, non-smoker is higher than smoker(P<0.05). The results of survey show that the female who choose no smoking hotel is more than the male(P<0.05). Non-smoker who choose no smoking hotel to stay is more than smoker(P<0.05).83.64%of customers support no smoking in public places.55.45%of customers are completely unaware of the18item in "Implementing rules health regulations in public places" that was issued by the Ministry of Health. There no significant difference(P>0.05) with different sex, age, level of education, smoker or non-smoker.Interviews showed that80%of waiters understand the hazards of passive smoking and secondhand smoke can cause respiratory and lung diseases. Most waiters do not dissauade the smoking customers immediately because they are afraid of that maybe cause the customer unhappiness. Most owners want to set up a smoke-free hotel but they worried that will reduce their revenue.Conclusions(1) There are a few tabacco control measures and the proportion of no smoking is low in the restaurant and the hotel public places.(2) The coverage of smoking control train against employers who work in the restaurant and the hotel.(3) The problem of passive smoking in the restaurant and the hotel doesn’t sloved by the self-imposed policy.(4) People don’t clearly understand comprehensive No smoking in the restaurant and the hotel.(5) The awareness of the people about the harm of passive smoking is low. The habbit of fighting against passive smoking isn’t set up in the restaurant and the hotel.(6) No smoking in restaurant and the hotel meet the requirment of almost people.