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Peruga A, Fu M, Castellano Y, Tigova O, Driezen P, Quah ACK, Fong GT, Fern\u00e1ndez E. <\/p>

People who smoke and formerly smoked do support a smoking ban in open spaces during and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain<\/a>. Article<\/span> <\/p>

Tob Control. <\/span>2025<\/span>.<\/p>

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\r\ntitle = {People who smoke and formerly smoked do support a smoking ban in open spaces during and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain},
\r\nauthor = {Peruga A and Fu M and Castellano Y and Tigova O and Driezen P and Quah ACK and Fong GT and Fern\u00e1ndez E},
\r\ndoi = {10.1136\/tc-2024-059228},
\r\nissn = {1468-3318},
\r\nyear  = {2025},
\r\ndate = {2025-12-01},
\r\njournal = {Tob Control},
\r\nabstract = {BACKGROUND: Spain implemented an extensive outdoor smoking ban during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. We examined support for this restriction during and beyond the pandemic among people who currently and formerly smoked.nnMETHODS: Cross-sectional study. The 2021 ITC EUREST-PLUS Spain Survey used a multistage sampling to obtain a representative sample of people who currently or formerly smoked (n=1006). We estimated prevalence ratios (PRs) to examine associations with ban support during and after the pandemic. Analyses accounted for the complex sampling design and were weighted to ensure representativeness.nnRESULTS: Most people who currently (79.2%) and formerly smoked (94.6%) supported the outdoor smoking ban when a safe interpersonal distance could not be maintained during the pandemic. Support for a permanent ban remained substantial (61.4% and 87.2%, respectively). Those who currently smoke were more likely to support bans during and after the pandemic if they had smoke-free homes (PR=1.11; PR=1.29, respectively), understood secondhand smoke harms to health (PR=1.40; PR=1.65), had tried to quit (PR=1.14; PR=1.30) and self-reported as healthy (PR=1.40; PR=1.47). Those who formerly smoked were more likely to support bans during the pandemic if they had smoke-free homes (PR=1.08) and did not self-report as healthy (PR=0.95); and after the pandemic if they had quit smoking for \u22656 months (PR=1.23) and used alternative tobacco products (PR=1.17).nnCONCLUSIONS: Most people who currently or formerly smoked in Spain supported the outdoor smoking ban during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. This high acceptance suggests that the pandemic may have created an opportunity to strengthen tobacco control.},
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BACKGROUND: Spain implemented an extensive outdoor smoking ban during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. We examined support for this restriction during and beyond the pandemic among people who currently and formerly smoked.nnMETHODS: Cross-sectional study. The 2021 ITC EUREST-PLUS Spain Survey used a multistage sampling to obtain a representative sample of people who currently or formerly smoked (n=1006). We estimated prevalence ratios (PRs) to examine associations with ban support during and after the pandemic. Analyses accounted for the complex sampling design and were weighted to ensure representativeness.nnRESULTS: Most people who currently (79.2%) and formerly smoked (94.6%) supported the outdoor smoking ban when a safe interpersonal distance could not be maintained during the pandemic. Support for a permanent ban remained substantial (61.4% and 87.2%, respectively). Those who currently smoke were more likely to support bans during and after the pandemic if they had smoke-free homes (PR=1.11; PR=1.29, respectively), understood secondhand smoke harms to health (PR=1.40; PR=1.65), had tried to quit (PR=1.14; PR=1.30) and self-reported as healthy (PR=1.40; PR=1.47). Those who formerly smoked were more likely to support bans during the pandemic if they had smoke-free homes (PR=1.08) and did not self-report as healthy (PR=0.95); and after the pandemic if they had quit smoking for \u22656 months (PR=1.23) and used alternative tobacco products (PR=1.17).nnCONCLUSIONS: Most people who currently or formerly smoked in Spain supported the outdoor smoking ban during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. This high acceptance suggests that the pandemic may have created an opportunity to strengthen tobacco control.<\/div>
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