Rules of the smoking ban does not necessarily able to stop people to do the habit.
But according to a new study , a total smoking ban in the home or town may increase the tendency of smokers to reduce or even stop it .
Wael Al - Delaimy , chair of global health division , department of family and prevention of diseases of the University of California , San Diego , said , when there is a total ban on smoking is more likely to make smokers reduce or even stop the habit , compared to if the ban only applies in most rooms only .
" The same thing happened to the smoking ban in a particular city or region . Prohibition of smoking completely on the house or the city more effectively , " he added .
The findings come from surveys of more than 1,700 smokers in California . Total smoking ban in the home or public place relating to a reduction in the number of smokers in comparison with other regions that only partially imposed restrictions .
According to a study published in the journal Preventive Medicine , a total ban at home are more effective in reducing the number of smokers among women and the elderly over 65 years .
While a total smoking ban in the city increases the likelihood of men to kick the habit , but not in women .
The researchers also found that a ban on smoking in the home is more effective to stop smoking in the house without the kids .
This is probably because the purpose of the smoking ban in the home without children is purely to reduce smoking, not to prevent children from exposure to secondhand smoke .
According to Al - Delaimy , studies show the importance of smoking bans in the home and city .
" California was the first region in the world to impose a ban on smoking in public places since 1994 . And until now , the positive impact of it we can see from the increasing number of homes and cities that impose the same rules , " he concluded .
