Secondhand smoke assessment in the first African country adopting a comprehensive smoke-free law (Mauritius) |
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| Authors: | López María José Burhoo Premduth Moussa Leelmanee Nebot Manel |
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| Affiliation: | aPublic Health Agency of Barcelona, PL. Lesseps 1, Barcelona 08023, Spain;bCIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Spain;cIIB Sant Pau, Spain;dMauritius Institute of Health, Powder Mill, Pamplemousses, Mauritius |
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| Abstract: | A new smoking regulation came into force in Mauritius in March 2009. Environmental nicotine and particles less than 2.5 μm in diameter (PM2.5) were measured in 60 hospitality venues and shopping malls on December 2009. There was presence of secondhand smoke in 69% of the samples. The overall median [IQR] nicotine and PM2.5 concentrations were 0.05 [3 [IQR: 13.00–59.80], respectively. The highest concentrations of both markers were found in night clubs. |
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| Keywords: | Secondhand smoke Environmental nicotine PM2.5 Smoking law Africa |
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