Effect of strategies to reduce exposure of infants to environmental tobacco smoke in the home: cross sectional survey

Abstract

Objective To examine parents' reported knowledge and use of harm reduction strategies to protect their infants from exposure to tobacco smoke in the home, and the relation between reported use of strategies and urinary cotinine to creatinine ratios in the infants. Design Cross sectional survey. Settings Coventry and Birmingham. Main outcome measures Parents' reported knowledge and use of harm reduction strategies and urinary cotinine to creatinine ratios in their infants. Participants 314 smoking households with infants.

Intervenciones Preventivas para el Manejo de la Hipertensión Arterial en Colombia 1998-2005

“…Las intervenciones comunitarias realizadas en los colegios han comenzado a tener un mayor desarrollo por su costo efectividad (38), la cual esta limitada por la evidencia sobre la evaluación rigurosa de calidad de las propuestas comunitarias, tanto en los países desarrollados como en vías de desarrollo (36).…”

“…Los estudios deben realizarse con lo que la gente joven plantea, pero no se profundiza en este aspecto ni se promueve estilos de vida saludables que permitan disminuir la presentación de la Hipertensión arterial (39). Los estudios que involucran los puntos de vista de gente joven tienen que definir como los involucran en la planeación y proceso de toma de decisiones para el desarrollo y evaluación de intervenciones de promoción de la salud (38,41,36). …”

"How Is Smoking Handled in Your Home?": Agreement Between Parental Reports on Home Smoking Bans in the United States, 1995-2007

“…In a qualitative study of household smoking restrictions, some participants reported resistance from smokers in the family when someone proposed to ban smoking in the home. Some of these families compromised and set up a partial ban ( Kegler, Escoffery, Groff, Butler, & Foreman, 2007 ), which reduced but did not completely eliminate SHS exposure ( Blackburn et al, 2003 ;Wakefi eld et al, 2000 ).…”

“…Based on evidence demonstrating the limited effectiveness of partial smoking bans in the household ( Blackburn et al, 2003 ;Wakefi eld et al, 2000 ), respondents ' answers were classifi ed into two categories: a complete smoking ban (i.e., " No one is allowed to smoke anywhere INSIDE YOUR HOME " ) versus a partial or no -smoking ban (i.e., " Smoking is allowed in some places or at some times INSIDE YOUR HOME " or " Smoking is permitted anywhere INSIDE YOUR HOME " ).…”

Children's Exposure to Secondhand Smoke: A Preventive Program Assessment

“…Dessa revisão não foi possível identificar uma intervenção que se tenha revelado mais efectiva do que outras na redução do tabagismo dos pais e na exposição das crianças ao FAT e que, assim, pudesse ser recomendada. Blackburn et al (2003) realizaram um estudo em 314 domicílios de crianças com pais fumadores. Os autores verificaram que menos de um quinto dos pais implementava a proibição total de se fumar no domicílio, constatando-se que esta medida estava significativamente associada à redução de químicos na urina das crianças relacionados com o FAT.…”