Objective To investigate the cognition on tobacco hazards and the attitude towards indoor smoking ban in public places among rural adults in Wuhan municipality and to provide evidences for developing effective tobacco control strategies in rural areas.
Methods Using stratified multistage sampling, we selected 2 500 rural residents aged 15 years and above in Wuhan municipality and conducted a face-to-face interview among the residents during October 2015 with the questionnaire used in China Adult Tobacco Survey. The results of the complex sample analysis were weighted by the data from China’s Sixth National Population Census in 2010.
Results Totally 2 148 participants completed the questionnaire and the response rate was 85.9%. Among the participants, the rates for awareness of smoking-related diseases were 84.1% for lung cancer, 38.7% for myocardial infarction, 29.4% for stroke, and 16.9% for erectile dysfunction; the rates for awareness of second-hand smoke-related diseases were 39.8% for adult heart disease, 66.5% for adult lung disease, and 62.2% for child lung disease, respectively. Of the participants, 94.6%, 89.9%, and 88.4% expressed support for smoking ban in hospitals, schools, and workplaces. The proportion of the participants expressing support for smoking ban in public places was higher among nonsmokers than among the smokers.
Conclusion The approval rate for tobacco control is relatively high but the rate of cognition on tobacco hazards and the knowledge rate of regulation for smoking ban in public places are relatively low among adult rural residents in Wuhan municipality. The results suggest that targeted health education and promotion should be carried out among the residents with the tobacco control legislation.
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