Assessing the strength of secondary school tobacco policies of schools in the COMPASS study and the association to student smoking behaviours

摘要

Objectives The school environment is an ideal setting to introduce policies to prevent smoking behaviour. However, there may be variability in the strength of school board and secondary school tobacco policies, which may affect student smoking behaviours. This study assessed the strength of a sample of school board and secondary school tobacco policies and examined the association with student smoking behaviours.