Tobacco-free policies at worksites in Kansas
Abstract Background This study sought to examine the relationship between tobacco-free policies at worksites to worksite demographics such as company size and geographic location. Methods Worksites participating in a worksite wellness workshop were asked to complete a worksite wellness instrument, w...
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2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | Abstract Background This study sought to examine the relationship between tobacco-free policies at worksites to worksite demographics such as company size and geographic location. Methods Worksites participating in a worksite wellness workshop were asked to complete a worksite wellness instrument, which provided an assessment of their wellness practices already in place in the worksite, including the degree to which tobacco-free policies were in place at the worksite. Results At a bivariate level, those more likely to have tobacco-free policies included: urban employers (76.8% versus 50% rural employers, p = 0.0001); large employers (> = 250 employees) (74.3% versus 43.1% small employers (<50 employees), p = 0.0003); and schools (69.4%) and hospitals (61.5%) (versus 35.5%, agricultural/ manufacturing employers, p = 0.0125). At the multivariate level, rural employers (AOR = 0.47, 95% CI 0.23, 0.95) and small employers (AOR = 0.34, 95% CI 0.16, 0.71) had decreased odds, compared to their urban and large employer counterparts, of having tobacco-free policies. Conclusions Rural and smaller employers are less likely to have tobacco-free policies than their urban and large counterparts. |
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| Item Description: | 10.1186/s12889-017-4277-9 1471-2458 |