• Department of General Practice, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
LIAOXiao-yang, Email: liaoxiaoyang@sohu.com
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Objective To evaluate the smoking environment, its related knowledge and difference between urban and rural areas in Chengdu. Methods In December 2010, we randomly sampled and investigated 60 dwellers aged from 35 to 70 from urban and rural communities, who were 1:1 paired by the age and sex. Questionnaires survey was used. Results There were 48.3% (29/60) dwellers thought that smoking should be allowed freely at home, of which 30.0% (9/30)rural homes had no rules about smoking prohibited. There were 93.3% (28/30) urban dwellers supported male smoking. About 86.7%-98.3% urban dwellers realized that many diseases such as heart disease, stroke, and lung cancer may be due to smoking. And 16.7% urban dwellers also realized that cigarettes can result in diabetes mellitus, but none of rural dwellers did. The publicity of smoking cessation among urban dwellers (91.7%) by mass media was better than rural ones (0.0%). There were 95.0% dwellers denied any institution or organization for smoking control. Conclusion The dwellers were short of cognition about restrictions of smoking environment and non-smoking knowledge. It's different between urban and rural area in tobacco advertisement and publicity of smoking cessation. We should continue enhancing public education, forbiding tobacco advertisement and providing institutions for smoking control.

Citation: YUANBo, LIAOXiao-yang, ZOUChuan. Investigation of Smoking Environment and Its Related Knowledge between Urban and Rural Areas in Chengdu. West China Medical Journal, 2014, 29(5): 816-819. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.20140250 Copy

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