Prevalence of children exposed to secondhand smoke at home and in the car in Azores (Portugal)

Precioso, José; Frías, Sonia M.; SIlva, C. N.; Rocha, Vânia; Machado, José Cunha; Gonçalves, Fabio Ribeiro; Sousa, Isabel

doi:10.1016/j.pulmoe.2019.02.006

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“…Our results are in line with those reported by a systematic review on predictors of children’s secondhand smoke exposure at home: children whose mothers or both parents smoked were 2–13 times more likely to be exposed to ETS with respect to the other ones [36]. In contrast, Precioso et al [37] carried out a survey in Portugal and found that children were more exposed to ETS in domestic environments when the smoker was the father.…”

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Further Insights on Predictors of Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure during the Pediatric Age

Protano

Cammalleri

Antonucci

et al. 2019

IJERPH

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Background: The smoking ban in public places has reduced Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) exposure for non-smokers, but despite this, domestic environments still remain places at high risk of exposure, and, today, about 40% of children worldwide are exposed to ETS at home. The aims of the study are to investigate the contribution of several factors on ETS exposure among a group of Italian children and to evaluate the changes in smoking precautions adopted at home when the smoker is the mother, the father, or both parents, respectively. Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed on a sample of 519 Italian schoolchildren. Information was collected via a questionnaire. Results: 41.4% of the participants lived with at least one smoker. Almost half of the children exposed to ETS lived with one or more smokers who do not observe any home smoking ban. Lower maternal or paternal educational levels significantly increase the risk of ETS exposure at home and the “worst case” is represented by both parents who smoke. Conclusions: More effective preventive interventions are needed to protect children from ETS exposure. Some interventions should be specifically dedicated to smokers with a low educational level and to mothers that smoke.

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Further Insights on Predictors of Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure during the Pediatric Age

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Cammalleri

Antonucci

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“…The present study found that 5.4% of children are simultaneously exposed to SHS at home and inside the car (double exposure), which is lower than the percentage of 17.8% found by Precioso et al among children from Azores. 22 This finding may reveal that more information regarding the negative effects of SHS in children's health should be provided to the population.…”

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Prevalence of Portuguese Children Exposed to Secondhand Smoke at Home and in the Car

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Introduction: Children’s exposure to secondhand smoke is a cause of serious health problems and infant morbidity. This is the first nationally representative study conducted in Portugal to describe the prevalence of children exposed to secondhand smoke at home and in the car.Material and Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study with a representative sample of 2396 Portuguese children aged 0 to 9 years old, stratified by age and administrative region NUTS II. Questionnaires were administered between January and September 2016.Results: Results showed that 6.1% of mothers and 11.2% of fathers reported smoking at home. It was found that 4.5% of mothers and 8.3% of fathers reported smoking in the car. Results also showed that 5.4% of children were double exposed to secondhand smoke at home and in the car. Children whose parents were smokers and had a lower level of education were more exposed to secondhand smoke at home.Discussion: Children’s exposure to secondhand smoke has been decreasing in Portugal. Parental smoking and a low educational level were risk factors for children’s exposure to secondhand smoke at home.Conclusion: The main source of children’s exposure to secondhand smoke is parental smoking. As such, it is crucial to implement effective measures to control parental smoking. It is necessary to promote smoking cessation among parents and to ban smoking inside the car.

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“…Park (2020) in Korea, reported an exposure of 55.1%, which was found to be higher than our study. Precioso et al, (2019) reported that 25.6% of children in Portugal claimed that they were exposed to SHS at home. When we compared the present study with studies done among adolescents in India, we found that the exposure to SHS at home in Kerala (Rakesh et al, 2017) was 23.2% and was 49% in Pondicherry (Arikrishnan et al, 2020), which was higher than our study.…”

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Exposure to Second Hand Tobacco Smoke among 12 year old Adolescents in Mangalore, Karnataka – A Descriptive Study

Rao

Unnikrishnan

Rungta

et al. 2021

Asian Pac J Cancer Prev

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Although many countries of the World have passed laws making workplaces, public places, and restaurants smoke-free, still millions of children and adults continue to breathe second hand tobacco smoke (SHS) (CDC, 2007). According to the World Health Organization (2020), the health of almost half of the world's children is affected by exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). SHS exposure has been linked to a variety of serious diseases in adults as well as in children, such as coronary heart disease, lung cancer, breast cancer, respiratory symptoms and illnesses, otitis media and during pregnancy causes pre-term low birth weight deliveries (WHO, 2020).

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Prevalence of children exposed to secondhand smoke at home and in the car in Azores (Portugal)

Cited by 8 publications

References 6 publications

Further Insights on Predictors of Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure during the Pediatric Age

Further Insights on Predictors of Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure during the Pediatric Age

Prevalence of Portuguese Children Exposed to Secondhand Smoke at Home and in the Car

Exposure to Second Hand Tobacco Smoke among 12 year old Adolescents in Mangalore, Karnataka – A Descriptive Study

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