Measuring for change: A multi-centre pre-post trial of an air quality feedback intervention to promote smoke-free homes

“Everything the hujur tells is very educative but if I can’t not apply those in my own life then there is no meaning”: A mixed-methods process evaluation of a smoke-free homes intervention in Bangladesh.

“…It seems likely that participants were ill-equipped to translate positive intentions into behaviour which would require them to overcome signi cant context barriers, for example, asking visitors to smoke outside or identifying somewhere to smoke outside. This hypothesis is consistent with a scoping review of fathers' views and experiences of creating a SFH [35] and European evaluation of an SFH intervention [21].Overall, it is unsurprising that there was a lack of perceived "usefulness in creating a SFH" for both interventions, and no effect on the self-reported SFH status in homes (con rmed by 24-h mean household airborne ne particulate matter (<2•5 microns in diameter [PM2•5]) concentration) 12-months post-intervention [24].…”

“…Our SFH intervention comprised many of the "success factors" for effective faith-based programme [33]. There is also support for IAQ feedback interventions in Europe [17][18][19][20][21][22][23]. Our IAQ intervention was an adapted version of these European feedback tools, although our frequency was less than other programmes that incorporate repeat measurement, follow-up visits or phone calls [17][18][19][20][21][22][23].…”

“…There is also support for IAQ feedback interventions in Europe [17][18][19][20][21][22][23]. Our IAQ intervention was an adapted version of these European feedback tools, although our frequency was less than other programmes that incorporate repeat measurement, follow-up visits or phone calls [17][18][19][20][21][22][23]. What was different for both interventions is that we did not include one-to-one support for behaviour change which is evident in other faith-based programmes via motivational coaches [34], lay volunteers [33] or faith nurses [36]; or the motivational interview component that accompanied the IAQ report [17][18][19][20][21][22][23].…”

“…IAQ feedback offers participants objectively measured information on the impact that smoking has on concentrations of air pollutants in their homes to motivate them to reduce or stop smoking inside. It has been effective in reducing SHS in homes and/or children's biomarkers of SHS exposure in several trials in a range of settings and formats, including immediate and delayed feedback [17][18][19][20][21][22][23].…”

Personal monitoring to reduce exposure to black carbon in children with asthma: a pilot study

“…Although we did not record specific indoor changes, parents reported that they tried to keep children away from the kitchen during cooking. Indeed, previous studies have investigated the use of home monitoring to reduce smoking within the home [ 6 ], but in the present study, changes in smoking behaviour is unlikely to be a major factor, since a significant reduction in mean 24-h black carbon exposure and black carbon home exposure was present in the analysis limited to the 11 nonsmoking households. The absence of change in black carbon post-advice on commute exposure may either be due to lack of study power or that children had little option in the way they travelled to school.…”