Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and respiratory symptoms in school children of Nis

Nikolic, Maja; Nikić, Dragana; Lazarević, Konstansa

doi:10.2298/sarh06s2104n

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“…Children are exposed to smoke not only at their homes but also in car, other public areas, or restaurants. However, home is the most common place for exposure [49].…”

Section: Environmental Tobacco Smokementioning

confidence: 99%

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Allergen Control in Asthma

Ekim¹

2016

Asthma - From Childhood Asthma to ACOS Phenotypes

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Asthma is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases especially among children so that it continues to be a public health problem. Even though genetics is an important factor for asthma, dramatic increase of the asthma recently is related with environmental triggers and lifestyle factors. Understanding of the interaction of multiple factors causing asthma is absolutely necessary for the planning interventions strategies. Exposure to allergens is a key factor for asthma morbidity. Environmental exposure leads allergen sensitization for genetically predisposed individuals and persisting of exposure is a risk element for asthma and other allergic diseases as well. Evidences suggest that environmental triggers avoidance and control interventions preclude asthma attacks, decrease the frequency of symptoms, and the need for drugs. Thus, environmental control should be focused in the management of asthma. Identifying and controlling of indoor and outdoor environmental triggers is the cornerstone for a successful asthma management. Figuring out the reasoning factors and developing primary preventive precautions are necessary to decrease asthma development frequency throughout the world.

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“…Children are exposed to smoke not only at their homes but also in car, other public areas, or restaurants. However, home is the most common place for exposure [49].…”

Section: Environmental Tobacco Smokementioning

confidence: 99%

“…This is one of the recommended strategies to raise the awareness of environmental tobacco smoke. In addition, strong national and international policies are required for solution of this issue [2,19,28,49,52].…”

Section: Environmental Tobacco Smokementioning

confidence: 99%

Allergen Control in Asthma

Ekim¹

2016

Asthma - From Childhood Asthma to ACOS Phenotypes

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“…Studies exploring the problem of the passive smoking effect on respiratory health are generally performed in children (16,17) as they are considered to be more susceptible than adults to the effects of these hazardous substances, while a smaller number of studies aims to analyse the impact of these risk factors on respiratory health in adult people.…”

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confidence: 99%

Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Absence from Work in Women in Niš, Serbia

Stanković¹,

Nikolic²,

Aranđelović³

2012

Cent Eur J Public Health

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Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke leads to very serious health effects, especially on the respiratory system. The objective of this paper was to estimate the influence of passive smoking on absence from work because of respiratory problems in women. The study sample consisted of 497 women aged 40-56 who live in an area with identical outdoor air pollution. Environmental tobacco smoke exposure was recorded in 346 women. Data about respiratory symptoms in women were entered into a structured questionnaire. Statistics tests showed no significant difference of living conditions, keeping pets, hereditary predisposition among women. The occurrence of congested nose (OR=3.47; 95% CI=1.38-9.01), nasal secretion (OR=3.48; 95% CI=1.38-9.02) and sinusitis (OR=2.88; 95% CI=1.22-6.89) was significantly higher in women who were exposed to environmental tobacco smoke. Primary health care need for respiratory symptoms due to the effect of passive smoking is higher in the exposed women. Passive smoking can be a risk factor for the appearance of respiratory symptoms and illness in women that causes absence from work.

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“…This epidemiological study included 708 children (49.15 % males) aged 11-14 years from three primary schools (classes [5][6][7][8] in the city of Niš (Serbia). The examinations took place at the schools after the parents were informed about the aims and performance of the study and had given their written consent.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The children were surveyed by original structured questionnaire, based on the instrument developed for similar investigations (5-7), adapted and validated for use in Serbia (8). The questionnaire was filled in by the children's parents in personal interviews.…”

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Household Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure and Respiratory Health in School Age Children

Nikolić¹,

Stanković²,

Ćirić³

2012

Acta Facultatis Medicae Naissensis

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ACTA FACULTATIS MEDICAE NAISSENSISUDC:614.71:613.956 S U M M A R YIn the recent years the exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) has been an important public health hazard, especially in Serbia, a country with too many smokers. A common component of tobacco smoke is particulate matter less than 10μm in aerodynamic diameter (PM 10 ), which is considered to be the most dangerous air pollutant for health.The aim of this paper was to investigate the association between respiratory symptoms and illnesses in schoolchildren in relation to their environmental tobacco smoke exposure.We conducted an epidemiological study that included 708 participants (49.15 % male) aged 11-14 years from Niš, Serbia. The children were surveyed by original structured questionnaire, based on the instrument developed for similar investigations. Data about the prevalence of respiratory symptoms in the last 12-month period of life and lifetime prevalence of respiratory illnesses were obtained. The questionnaire also included items about other indoor environmental determinants. Tobacco smoke was the most prevalent source of indoor air pollution at children's home (60.73%). We found a significant association between ETS exposure and increased prevalence of dyspnea, wheezing, bronchitis and asthma among children.It is necessary to inform parents in Serbia on the health effects of ETS exposure during childhood and to encourage them to change smoking habits in order to protect their children from ETS exposure at home.

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Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and respiratory symptoms in school children of Nis

Abstract: The results provide evidence of adverse respiratory effects of passive smoking to children being exposed to smoke in domestic setting. These findings emphasize the need for effective measures of prevention of involuntary smoking during childhood in Serbia.

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Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Absence from Work in Women in Niš, Serbia

Household Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure and Respiratory Health in School Age Children

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