Compliance on the Non-Smoking Ordinance and the Clean Air Act Among Nursing Students of Liceo de Cagayan University

The study, which was conducted at Liceo de Cagayan University, delved into an analysis of the compliance on the nonsmoking ordinance and the clean air act among the Nursing students of Liceo de Cagayan University. It focused on the three major points: (1) the profile of the respondents in terms of sex and educational level; (2) the extent of compliance of the respondents on the non-smoking ordinance and the clean air act in terms of place of smoking, persons identified to comply the no-smoking sign; and (3) the significant difference on the extent of compliance of respondents when they were grouped according to sex and educational level. In answering these problems, the researchers used the descriptive survey method design. The method was further used to determine the extent of compliance with the non-smoking ordinance and the clean air act of Cagayan de Oro City among students of Liceo de Cagayan University, College of Nursing. The analyses yielded the following results: on the aspect of the respondents’ profile, there were 45 males and 55 females from the various levels of the College of Nursing. The extent of compliance is done often times and suggests that the dissemination of this provision has reached certain levels of acceptance by the public and the amount of violation seems to be negligible. There is no significant difference on the extent of compliance when respondents were grouped by sex and educational level. In conclusion, we say, that due to the policy of the University by which smoking is strictly prohibited, the answers of the respondents are mostly seldom because of the effective implementation of the University with regard to the no-smoking policy.

 

Keywords - Extent of Compliance, non-Smoking Ordinance, clean Air Act, nursing Students, Liceo de Cagayan University