Secondhand smoke exposure among never-smoking adolescents in Wuhan, China

Mei, Xin; Chen, Gong; Zhong, Qing; Li, Yilin; Li, Junlin

doi:10.1038/s41598-022-18612-y

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“…Previous work has also confirmed the existence of serious SHS exposure among Chinese adolescents. For instance, Mei and colleagues analysed data from 5632 non‐smoking adolescents in China, and found that the prevalence of SHS exposure among adolescents in public places was 48.9% (Mei et al, 2022). Another study of 3575 Chinese high school students found that the prevalence of SHS exposure was 69.2% (Chen et al, 2018).…”

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Tobacco smoking, second‐hand smoking exposure in relation to psychotic‐like experiences in adolescents

Wang

Fan

et al. 2023

Early Intervention Psych

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BackgroundPrevious literature supports that tobacco smoking and second‐hand smoking (SHS) exposure were strongly associated with poor mental health in the general population. However, there is a lack of empirical data on the relationship between tobacco smoking, SHS exposure and psychotic‐like experiences (PLEs). This study conducted a cross‐sectional survey to explore PLEs and the associations of PLEs with tobacco smoking and SHS exposure among adolescents in China.MethodsA total sample of 67 182 Chinese adolescents were recruited from Guangdong province in China (53.7% boys, mean age = 12.79 years) from December 17 to 26, 2021. All adolescents have completed self‐reported questionnaires on demographic characteristics, smoking status, SHS exposure and PLEs.ResultsWithin the sample, only 1.2% of participants had an experience of tobacco smoking while approximately three‐fifths reported being exposed to SHS. 10.7% of adolescents reported frequent PLEs over the past month. Adolescents who smoked showed a higher prevalence of PLEs than in non‐smoking samples. After controlling for confounders, SHS exposure was a robust risk factor for PLEs with or without the effect of tobacco smoking.DiscussionThese findings support the importance of smoke‐free legislation, and anti‐smoking measures in educational settings directed at both adolescents and their caregiver, which may decrease occurring rates of PLEs among adolescents.

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Tobacco smoking, second‐hand smoking exposure in relation to psychotic‐like experiences in adolescents

Wang

Fan

et al. 2023

Early Intervention Psych

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“…Tabacco hazards have always been a major global public health issue, causing the deaths of over 8 million people each year, including 1.2 million non-smokers exposed to secondhand smoke 1 . More than 300 million people in China are tobacco users, and every year 100000 non-smokers die from secondhand smoke 2 . The harm of secondhand smoke is not less than that of direct smoking.…”

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Thirdhand smoke beliefs, exposure status and associated factors among young people in China: A cross-sectional study

Guan,

Mai,

Teng

et al. 2023

Tob. Induc. Dis.

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INTRODUCTION Thirdhand smoke is an emerging threat to global public health. There is no research on young people's exposure to thirdhand smoke in China. This study aims to investigate the exposure status and beliefs of thirdhand smoke among young Chinese people and provide a reference for policy regarding thirdhand smoke. METHODS Data from the 2022 Chinese Resident Psychological and Behavioral Survey were used to select young people aged 15-24 years. A total of 11781 subjects were included in this study. Demographic information, beliefs about thirdhand smoke, and exposure status to thirdhand smoke were investigated. RESULTS Among the participants, 47.8% reported being exposed to thirdhand smoke (males: 49.1%, females: 47.0%). Young people living in urban areas (AOR=0.84, 95% CI: 0.77-0.91, p<0.001) and those with a monthly family income >12000 RMB (AOR=0.81, 95% CI: 0.71-0.92, p=0.001) were less likely to be exposed to thirdhand smoke. Young people with junior high school education or higher, and current or former smokers, were more likely to be exposed to thirdhand smoke. There is room for improvement in the beliefs about thirdhand smoke among young people. CONCLUSIONS Thirdhand smoke exposure is an issue that should be addressed in public health policy. Young people with low income and current or former smokers are populations that should be mainly focused on in public education and prevention work on thirdhand smoke.

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“…Exposure to SHS, however, is also reflected in an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases [ 8 ] and malignant processes in other body systems [ 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 ], although the exact impact of SHS on all body systems remains unclear. Recent smoke-free policies have reduced the burden of SHS, mostly in public places, but a significant portion of the global population remains in health-threatening exposure to SHS [ 5 , 13 ].…”

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Public Health Burden of Secondhand Smoking: Case Reports of Lung Cancer and a Literature Review

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Ševčíková

Horáková

et al. 2022

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Secondhand smoke (SHS), composed of mainstream and sidestream smoke, is a known human carcinogen. It contains a variety of harmful substances at even higher concentrations than mainstream smoke itself, which is inhaled during firsthand smoking. Exposure to SHS, affecting more than a third of the worldwide population, increases the likelihood of lung cancer by roughly 30%, with specific contributions depending on the histological type of cancer. This study aimed to present the harmful potential of SHS through case reports and describe the burden of SHS via a literature review. From a collection of lung cancer case reports occurring in never smokers from the Olomouc district over the last 10 years, 2 cases with no risk factors for lung cancer except for significant exposure to SHS were identified. Both cases were of young women who lived in households where their parents smoked during childhood. They suffered from rarer histological types of lung cancer in which the association with SHS has not yet been analyzed. As the literature confirms, SHS has the most adverse effects in individuals exposed during childhood. It is necessary to both take measures to reduce the prevalence of SHS, especially among children in households and pay due attention to the smoking history of patients, including current and previous exposure to SHS, when obtaining anamnestic data. Furthermore, the effect of SHS on rarer histological types of lung cancer should be studied.

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Secondhand smoke exposure among never-smoking adolescents in Wuhan, China

Cited by 7 publications

References 38 publications

Tobacco smoking, second‐hand smoking exposure in relation to psychotic‐like experiences in adolescents

Tobacco smoking, second‐hand smoking exposure in relation to psychotic‐like experiences in adolescents

Thirdhand smoke beliefs, exposure status and associated factors among young people in China: A cross-sectional study

Public Health Burden of Secondhand Smoking: Case Reports of Lung Cancer and a Literature Review

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