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20643872

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-12-1
pubmed:abstractText
This study examined the degree to which legislation intended to reduce the incidence of cigarette-caused fires influenced the behaviours of a cohort of smokers in Ontario. A random digit dialled telephone survey of adult smokers residing in Ontario was conducted in 2005, ending 1 month prior to the reduced ignition propensity (RIP) regulation's implementation date. A follow-up survey was conducted one year later. Of the baseline participants, 73.0% (n=435) completed the follow-up survey. The frequency of fire risk behaviours was similar across both surveys. At baseline, only 3.7% of smokers interviewed reported that their cigarettes went out on their own 'often' while smoking. Following the implementation of the reduced ignition propensity legislation, this increased significantly to 14.7%. Results suggest that the proportion of Ontario smokers who reported engaging in behaviour such as leaving a cigarette burning unattended and smoking in bed actually declined, although these declines were not statistically significant across all measures of fire risk.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1475-5785
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
420-2
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
The impact of reduced ignition propensity cigarette regulation on smoking behaviour in a cohort of Ontario smokers.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Health Behavior, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York 14263, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural