Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke at Work, at Home, and During Leisure Time: Personal Exposure Measurements by Diffusive Sampling of Airborne 3-Ethenylpyridine

2008 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 442-448
Author(s):  
Sinikka Vainiotalo ◽  
Kristiina Patja ◽  
Tiina Laatikainen ◽  
Leea Kuusimäki ◽  
Kimmo Peltonen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Tobacco Smoke ◽  
Tobacco Smoke ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Personal Exposure ◽  
Diffusive Sampling ◽  
Work At Home ◽  
Exposure Measurements ◽  
At Home

Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke at work, at home, and during leisure time: A cross-sectional population sample

2008 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 1327-1333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristiina Patja ◽  
Sinikka Vainiotalo ◽  
Tiina Laatikainen ◽  
Leea Kuusimaki ◽  
Kimmo Peltonen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Tobacco Smoke ◽  
Tobacco Smoke ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Population Sample ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Work At Home ◽  
At Home

scholarly journals Environmental tobacco smoke in an unrestricted smoking workplace: area and personal exposure monitoring

2001 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 369-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROGER A JENKINS ◽  
MICHAEL P MASKARINEC ◽  
RICHARD W COUNTS ◽  
JOHN E CATON ◽  
BRUCE TOMKINS ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Tobacco Smoke ◽  
Tobacco Smoke ◽  
Personal Exposure ◽  
Exposure Monitoring ◽  
Personal Exposure Monitoring

scholarly journals Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and respiratory morbidity among adolescents in a Middle-Eastern country

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hussain Booalayan ◽  
Mosa Abdulrasool ◽  
Saad Al-Shanfari ◽  
Abdulwahab Boujarwa ◽  
Abdullah Al-Mukaimi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Environmental Tobacco Smoke ◽  
Tobacco Smoke ◽  
Middle Eastern ◽  
Respiratory Morbidity ◽  
Asthma Prevalence ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Binomial Regression ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
At Home

Abstract Background: There is increasing evidence linking exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) at homes to the development of respiratory morbidity including asthma among adolescents. Few studies have addressed this issue in the Middle-Eastern countries including Kuwait. Therefore, this study cross-sectional assessed the prevalence of ETS exposure at home, prevalence of asthma and other respiratory morbid conditions and examined the ETS exposure and personal smoking status as risk factors for asthma among high-school students in Kuwait. Methods: During October 2015, a cross-sectional study design was implemented using a self-administered, modified version of the ISAAC (International study of asthma and allergies in childhood) questionnaire among students enrolled in nine high-schools of Hawally Governorate of Kuwait. Prevalence of ETS exposure, and eczema were computed. Multivariable log-binomial regression models were used to evaluate association between exposures of interest and asthma status. Results: Of 800 invited students, 746 (92.2%) participated, of whom 74.8% were Kuwaiti and 50.1% were female with a mean (SD) age of 16.8 (0.68) years. ETS exposure prevalence at home was 54% and personal current smoking was 12.4%. Asthma prevalence was 20.5%. Furthermore, the prevalence of physician-diagnosed asthma, wheezing during the last 12 months and wheezing ‘ever’ was 16.4%, 20.1% and 26.2%, respectively. Final multivariable log-binomial regression model showed that compared to the adolescents without asthma, adolescents with asthma tended to be current smokers (adjusted prevalence ratio (adjusted PR) = 1.86; 95% CI: 1.37 – 2.53; p < 0.001) or significantly more likely to have had ETS exposure at home (adjusted PR = 1.64; 95% CI: 1.21 – 2.23; p = 0.002). Conclusions: We recorded high prevalence of ETS exposure at home, high prevalence of asthma and identified ETS exposure at home and being a current smoker as strong risk factors for asthma among adolescents. Voluntary household smoking bans may substantially minimize the ETS exposure among adolescents. Additionally, such restriction may inculcate an antismoking attitude and prevent smoking initiation among adolescents. Such efforts are likely to pay dividends in terms of reduction in ETS exposure and associated asthma risk and other smoking-related morbidities in this and other similar settings.

Evaluation of Personal Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke in Daily Life -Twenty-four hour measurement and estimation of cigarette equivalent-

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 (1) ◽  
pp. 4103
Author(s):  
Satoshi Nakai ◽  
Keiichi Arashidani ◽  
Yukio Akiyama ◽  
Yoshikazu Ishizu ◽  
Takashi Amagai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Tobacco Smoke ◽  
Tobacco Smoke ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Personal Exposure

What Are the Determinants of Children's Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke at Home?

1994 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niina Jaakkola ◽  
Risto Ruotsalainen ◽  
Jouni J. K. Jaakkola
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Tobacco Smoke ◽  
Tobacco Smoke ◽  
Children’S Exposure ◽  
At Home

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

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (21) ◽  
pp. 4062 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmela Protano ◽  
Vittoria Cammalleri ◽  
Arianna Antonucci ◽  
Alexandra Sabina Ungureanu ◽  
Francesa Santilli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Tobacco Smoke ◽  
Tobacco Smoke ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure ◽  
Tobacco Smoke Exposure ◽  
Smoking Ban ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Worst Case ◽  
Italian Children ◽  
At Home

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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