Impacto de la regulación de espacios sin humo en la exposición referida al humo ambiental de tabaco en Zaragoza

Abstract

The impact has been favourable, decreasing the exposure by more than 20%, with this fall being more marked in the population that currently define themselves as non-smokers. There is population support for the new legislation. Finally, there has been no observed fall in the frequency of visits to the same places.

Trends in children's exposure to second-hand smoke in the INMA-Granada cohort: An evaluation of the Spanish anti-smoking law

“…In Spain, crosssectional studies in Galicia (a Northern Spanish region) and several primary care centers in Zaragoza city (Villaverde Royo et al, 2012;Perez-Rios et al, 2014) found a marked decrease in the SHS exposure of adults after the 2010 legislation. Nevertheless, more than 25% of the adults (16-74 yr) reported SHS exposure, predominantly at home.…”

“…There has been some research into the effects of the 2010 Spanish anti-smoking law on SHS exposure in adults (Villaverde Royo et al, 2012;Perez-Rios et al, 2014;Sureda et al, 2014;Sánchez-Rodríguez et al, 2015). However, it is also important to establish whether the stricter smoking ban has had an impact on the reduction of exposure in children, by evaluating, for example, the cotinine load in this population.…”