Publications by authors named "Lela Starua"

Objectives: We examined receptivity to public smoke-free policies and smoke-free home status among adults in the Republic of Georgia.

Methods: In Spring 2014, we conducted a national household survey of 1163 adults.

Results: Our sample was on average 42.

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Georgia has limited tobacco control policies, particularly in the area of smoke-free public policies, which may influence the adoption of smoke-free home rules. We qualitatively examined knowledge about and reactions to public and personal smoke-free policies among Tbilisi residents. In Spring 2014, we conducted six focus groups among 47 total participants--two among male smokers, one among male nonsmokers, two among female smokers, and one among female nonsmokers.

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