Differences in preparedness among managers and workers for a tobacco-free workplace policy and cessation services at their workplace: A situational analysis survey in six workplaces in India
Introduction The benefits of smoke-free workplace policies are established. For effective policy formulation and implementation in workplaces, it is important to assess and understand the needs of the organization, disparities among the different categories of employees, and their perceptions regard...
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| Language: | English |
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European Publishing
2024-10-01
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| Series: | Population Medicine |
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| Online Access: | https://www.populationmedicine.eu/Differences-in-preparedness-among-managers-and-workers-for-a-tobacco-free-workplace,195851,0,2.html |
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| Summary: | Introduction
The benefits of smoke-free workplace
policies are established. For effective policy formulation
and implementation in workplaces, it is important to assess
and understand the needs of the organization, disparities
among the different categories of employees, and their
perceptions regarding new policies. This study aimed to
assess the readiness for a tobacco-free workplace policy
among employees from six workplaces in India.
Methods
We conducted a cross-sectional observational study
involving a survey of employees – managers and workers
from six workplaces – from April 2016 to March 2020
among a sample of 1376 employees (464 managers and 912
workers). The survey was conducted face-to-face for workers
and online for managers.
Results
The majority of managers, as well as workers, agreed
that the organization should have a tobacco-free policy and
that it will impact the employees’ health. The prevalence of
ever as well as current tobacco use was higher among the
workers (50% and 33%, respectively) than the managers
(27% and 11%, respectively). Of these, 49% of managers
were smokers, while 80% of workers used smokeless
products. While most of the managers (94%) and workers
(97%) wanted to quit tobacco use, fewer managers were
open to counselling support at the workplace (69% vs 94%).
Conclusions
Though the need for a tobacco-free workplace
policy was expressed by most of the employees, there are
differences among managers and workers in their attitudes
towards the policy and their tobacco use behavior, which
have to be considered while implementing the policy and
offering cessation services. |
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| ISSN: | 2654-1459 |