Autori: Langiano, E., Ferrara M., Greco, E., De Sio, S., De Vito, E.

Editore: Franco Angeli

Tipologia Prodotto: Articolo in Rivista

DOI: 10.3280/SES2017-002010

Titolo della Rivista: Salute e Società

Numero: 2/2017; Volume: 2

Numero prima e ultima pagina 135 – 148

Codice ISSN: 1723-9427

Anno di Pubblicazione: 2017

Link: https://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/SchedaRivista.aspx?IDArticolo=58527

Abstract:

The aim of the study is to analyze the smoking attitudes of women in their working environment before and after a prevention campaign on the damage of smoking. 831 questionnaires were administered, before and after the educational intervention, with special attention to smoking habits and to the behaviours typical of the working circle. 26[%] of the interviewees is an active smoker, 14[%] is a former smoker, 56[%] started smoking around the age of 15-20, 42[%] of the women smokes at the presence of their children. 81[%] is conscious of the damage caused by smoke on the foetus, only 9[%] declared smoking during the pregnancy. Only 7[%] of the interviewees smoked during lactation. 44[%] of smokers do not consider preventing from smoking in the presence of non-smoking colleagues, 36[%] usually smokes in working hours, 21[%] do not ask for permission when smoking in the presence of colleagues. 48[%] claims that passive smoking can reason minor effects and 21[%] of smokers claims never tried to stop smoking. 96[%] of the women declared the necessity of prevention with public campaigns.

Keywords: Smoking, Social Risk Factors, Social Awareness, Public Health, Sociology of Health, Health Determinants.

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