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According to the law number 4207, consumption of tobacco products is banned in all indoor public and privateplaces including hospitals. In this study, attitudes and behaviors of hospitalized patients and their companionsabout smoking ban in hospitals and the adaptation state of the smoking ban were researched. On 23 and 24December 2008, all patients in inpatient service of Pamukkale University in Kınıklı (except 7 patients whorefused or couldn’t participate because of isolation, intensive care unit etc.) and their companions were includedin this study. A face to face survey was conducted on patients and their companions by interns.117 patients and159 companions participated in the survey. 23.0% of the participants were ex-smokers. 12.9% of patients and27.6% companions were still active smokers. The question ‘Where do you smoke in the hospital?’ was directedto smoker participants and 82.0% of them said that they smoked in the garden of the Hospital. However, asfor the patients, smoking especially in the fi re escape space and toilets was reported as being noteworthy. Thesurvey included questions about smoking in the hospital’s indoor area and 25.7% of participants said that theywitnesses smoking in the hospital’s indoor area. 7.0% of participants said that they saw medical staff smoke inthe hospital. 48.6% of the participants thought that the smoking ban in indoor areas in the hospitals was not infull force carried out. 90.9% of participants and %82.3 of smokers considered smoking ban is necessary. 25.7%of participants witnessed that the smoking ban were not carried out effectively. Illegal smoking in hospitals,though at low rates, has pointed out that there is a lot to do with administrative staff and health personnel interms of education and training.

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