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Approach | Purpose | Intervention | Frequency |
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Empowerment | Provide and/or increase knowledge, awareness, and attitudes amongst staff towards the dangers of smoking | (i) Information campaign to staff conducted en masse and in groups | (i) 45 minutes twice weekly for 4 months |
(ii) Distributing printed leaflets | (ii) 5 types of media viz: Posters, Leaflets, Handouts, Stickers, Banners |
(iii) Putting up posters in the hospital and its grounds  | (iii) For 4 months, some, e.g., banners changed often |
(iv) Putting up no smoking signs | (iv) Permanent signs |
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Social support | Provide technical support for implementing the decisions to ban smoking in the hospital and its grounds | (i) Socialization (ii) Consultations (iii) Workshop | (iv) Once every 4 months |
(ii) Every month for 4 months |
(iii) Once every 4 months |
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Advocacy | Provide support, direction, and written/printed decisions concerning the banning of smoking in RSUZA hospital and its grounds | (i) Audiences (ii) Consultations (iii) Meetings (iv) Reports | (i) 6 times every 4 months (i.e., about every 3 weeks) |
(ii) 6 times every 4 months |
(iii) 6 times every 4 months |
(iv) Every month for 4 months |
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