الملخص
Objectives: This study aimed to measure exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) and assess venue compliance with the municipal Law against smoking indoors in public places in Muscat, Oman. Methods: Following the selection of 30 public indoor venues within the Muscat governorate, the concentration of suspended SHS particulate matter (PM2.5) in the venues’ indoor air was measured throughout July and August 2010. Results: Almost all of the venues were found to be compliant with the smoke-free municipal, with the exception of a café that served waterpipes for smoking indoors. The concentration of PM2.5 in this venue showed an average level of 256 μg/m3 which was 64 times the level of that found in the non-smoking venues. Conclusion: Aside from one café, the majority of the assessed indoor public venues abided by the smoke-free municipal law. However, the enforcement of policies banning smoking in indoor public recreational venues should be re-examined in order to protect member of the public in Oman from exposure to SHS.
بيانات النشر
- المعرّف الرقمي
- 10.18295/2075-0528.1693
- المجلة
- مجلة جامعة السلطان قابوس الطبية, 15(2), 288-291
- الناشر
- جامعة السلطان قابوس
- وصول مفتوح
- وصول مفتوح ذهبي
- الترخيص
- CC BY-ND 4.0
اقتبس هذه المقالة
APA 7
Al-Lawati, J. A., Al-Thuhli, Y., & Farrukh (2025). Measuring Secondhand Smoke in Muscat, Oman. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 15(2), 288-291. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1693
MLA 9
Al-Lawati, Jawad A., et al. "Measuring Secondhand Smoke in Muscat, Oman." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 15, no. 2, 2025, pp. 288-291. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1693.
شيكاغو (المؤلف–التاريخ)
Al-Lawati, Jawad A., Yusuf Al-Thuhli, and Farrukh. 2025. "Measuring Secondhand Smoke in Muscat, Oman." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 15 (2): 288-291. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1693.
هارفارد
Al-Lawati, J. A., Al-Thuhli, Y. and Farrukh (2025) 'Measuring Secondhand Smoke in Muscat, Oman', Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 15(2), pp. 288-291. doi:10.18295/2075-0528.1693.
فانكوفر
Al-Lawati JA, Al-Thuhli Y, Farrukh. Measuring Secondhand Smoke in Muscat, Oman. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2025;15(2):288-291. doi:10.18295/2075-0528.1693
IEEE
J. A. Al-Lawati, Y. Al-Thuhli, and Farrukh, "Measuring Secondhand Smoke in Muscat, Oman," Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 288-291, 2025, doi: 10.18295/2075-0528.1693.