What the students of North South University

think about the law which bans smoking in

public places and prohibits advertisements
of all tobacco products.
Outline
Background
Hypothesis
Secondary Research
Primary Research
Summary of Findings
Conclusion
Background
Smoking Habit of Bangladeshis
37% Bangladeshis smoke
Men aged 35-49 years have the highest smoking
prevalence at 70.3%
58.2% of those men who has monthly income of
less than $24 smoke
Women tends to smoke bidis, hukkas etc.
Per capita consumption of cigarette sticks was
492 in 1970 and in 2000, it is only 234
Background
The Anti-Tobacco Law of Bangladesh
Smoking in Public is banned
Sponsoring and Advertising of tobacco products
is also prohibited
Punishment
Tk. 50 for smoking in public
Tk. 5000 for advertising

Hypothesis
Passive smoke is harmful
Sponsoring and Tobacco advertising
should be prohibited
Reasons for breaking the Law
Police Corruption
Unawareness about this law
Lack of smoking places

Secondary Research
Bangladeshs advancement in establishing anti-
tobacco law
Englands anti-tobacco campaign
Hazardous results of passive smoke
Lung cancer
Oral cancer
Cardiovascular
Throat cavity
Increase heart attacking risk
Increase TB risk
Englands Anti-Tobacco Campaign
Primary Research (Survey)
Awareness about this Law
Q1. Do you know that our government has prohibited
smoking in public places?
All of them answered yes
Q2. Do you know that under this law, advertising of tobacco
products is also prohibited?
Response
Male
Smoker
Male
nonsmoker
Female
nonsmoker
Male Female Total
Yes 3 4 5 7 5 12
No 2 1 5 3 5 8
Primary Research (Survey)
Relation between Tobacco Advertisement
and Life Hazard
Q3. Our government has passes this law so that
nonsmokers and the environment cannot be affected by
passive smoke. Do you think that advertising of tobacco
products is related to this?
Yes, definitely
Yes, to some extent
No
I dont know
0
2 2
1
0
4
0
1
5
2
0
3
5
8
2
5
0
2
4
6
8
Relationship Betbeen Tobacco advertisement and Life Hazard
Yes, definitely
Yes, to some extent
No
I don't know
Male
Smoker
Male
Nonsmoker
Female
Nonsmoker
Total
Primary Research (Survey)
Danger of Passive Smoke
Q4. . Do you think that passive smoke is that much
detrimental to other peoples health and the environment
for which we have to establish a law like this one?
Yes
No
Danger of Passive Smoke
90%
10%
Detrimental
Not that much
Detrimental
Primary Research (Survey)
Prohibit Public Smoking or Tobacco
Advertisement or Both
Q5. According to your opinion, what should be prohibited?
Only Public Smoking
Only Tobacco Advertisement
Both
Response of Male Smokers
20%
20% 60%
Only Public Smoking
Only Tobacco
Advertisement
Both
Response of Male Nonsmokers
20%
0%
80%
Only Public Smoking
Only Tobacco
Advertisement
Both
Response of Female Nonsmokers
20%
10%
70%
Only Public Smoking
Only Tobacco
Advertisement
Both
Primary Research (Survey)
Penalty of Smoking
Q6. The penalty of smoking in public places is Tk. 50 for
the first time. What do you think about this penalty?
It should be increased
It should be decreased
It should be kept as it is
Male Nonsmokers Openion
40%
20%
40%
Increase
Decrease
Keep as it
is
Male Smokers Openion
20%
40%
40%
Increase
Decrease
Keep as it is
Female Nonsmokers Openion
90%
10% Increase
Keep as it
is
Primary Research (Survey)
Smoking Habit in Public Places
Q8. After this law, what happened to the smoking habit in
public places?
People are smoking less in public places
People are smoking more in public places
No change happened
I dont know
If you believe that smoking in public has increased or
remained unchanged then answer question # 09.
Otherwise skip it.

Primary Research (Survey)
Q9. Why smoking in public has increased or remained
unchanged? (You can choose more than one option)

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
All the reasons given
Unawareness
Corruption
Addiction
Enjoy breaking Law
No implimentation of Law
People Don't Care Law
Primary Research (Survey)
Some Selected Public Places or Closed
Room for Smoking
Q10. Should our government provide some selected public
places or closed room after each certain distant so that
smokers can smoke?
Both closed room and some public places can be opened
Neither some public places nor closed room should be
opened for smoking
Some selected public places is OK, but not closed room
Closed room can be opened, but not a single public place
should be opened for smoking
Response of Male Nonsmokers
20%
40% 0%
40%
Only some public
places
Only closed room
Both
Neither can be opened
Response of Male Smokers
20%
40%
40%
0%
Only some public
places
Only closed room
Both
Neither can be opened
Response of Female Nonsmokers
10%
50% 10%
30%
Only some public
places
Only closed room
Both
Neither can be opened
Summary of Findings
People have missed some important portion of
the law
Though women are less aware of the law, they
are more anxious about passive smoke
Implementation of the law is not going on well
Passive smoke is harmful
Penalty of smoking in public should be
increased
My Opinion
Some behavioral change
Advertisement has decreased

Conclusion
Thank You