• G N Radwan, A H Emam, K M Maher, M Mehrez, N El-Sayed, and G M El-Nahas.
• Public Health Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. gnasr@theunion.org
• Int. J. Tuberc. Lung Dis. 2012 Oct 1; 16 (10): 1412-7.

SettingA smoke-free law was passed in Egypt in 2007. In 2010 a bylaw was issued, leading to a drive by the Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP) to launch a smoke-free initiative in Alexandria, the second largest city.ObjectiveTo assess public opinion with regard to 100% smoke-free legislation and its implementation in the Alexandria governorate.DesignThe Union Middle-East Office, in collaboration with the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics and the MOHP, conducted a cross-sectional survey among 427 randomly selected adults (206 males and 221 females), covering the seven major districts of the Alexandria governorate.ResultsThe majority of the interviewed subjects (98%) expressed support of the government in enacting 100% smoke-free indoor legislation in all public places and public transport. Respondents endorsed the government plan to implement legislation imposing 100% smoke-free public places. More than one third (33.5%) of all respondents indicated that they would increase visits to restaurants if they were smoke-free, and 63% indicated no impact at all.ConclusionThe results of the poll clearly support results from different countries worldwide that smoke-free policies are popular and supported by the public.

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