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1. Department of Government and Public Administration, School of Social Science, University of Macau, Macau 000853, China
2. Macau Youth Stop Smoking Action Network Association, Macau 000853, China
3. Smoking Abstention and Good Health Association, Macau 000853, China
4. Department of Sociology, Peking University, Beijing 100000, China

ABSTRACT

The Legislative Assembly of the Macao Special Administrative Region passed the 2015 Tobacco Control Laws on July 10, 2015, stimulating a heated discussion and debate in society. In this study, a content analysis of news coverage appearing in Macao Daily between July 1, 2015 and December 31, 2015 was conducted. It also applied PEST method to carry out detailed analysis of the public’s opinions, aiming at gaining a better understanding of the current situation of tobacco control work in Macao and the challenges lay ahead. Moreover, we use KAP (Knowledge-Attitude-Practice) framework to propose further enhancement and improvement of government’s tobacco control work.

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Tobacco Control Law, PEST analysis, KAP (Knowledge-Attitude-Practice Model), smoking room.

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