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Never-Smoking Adolescents’ Exposure to Secondhand Smoke in Africa

American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2016
Though Africa is in Stage 1 of the tobacco epidemic, lack of effective public smoking laws or political will implies that secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure may be high in youth. The study objective is to estimate prevalence and identify determinants of SHS exposure among never-smoker adolescents in Africa and make cross-country comparisons.Pooled data ...
Owusu, Daniel, Mamudu, Hadii M., John, Rijo M., Ibrahim, Abdallah, Ouma, Ahmed E.O., Veeranki, Sreenivas P.   +5 more
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Prevalence of invehicle smoking and secondhand smoke exposure in Uruguay

Tobacco Control, 2018
IntroductionProtection from secondhand smoke (SHS) is one of the fundamental principles of the WHO Framework Convention for Tobacco Control. Objective data on SHS exposure in vehicles in South America is scarce. This study aimed to estimate prevalence of smoking inside vehicles.MethodsThe point prevalence of smoking in vehicles was observed, and a ...
Laura Llambi, Mary Barros, Carolina Parodi, Antonella Pippo, Virginia Nunez, Mercedes Colomar, Alvaro Ciganda, Fiorella Cavalleri, Juan J Goyeneche, Alicia Aleman   +9 more
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Changes in Exposure to Secondhand Smoke and Smoking Behavior

SUCHT, 2010
Aims: This study examines exposure to secondhand smoke and smoking behavior in the German general population before and after the introduction of new smoke-free laws in 2007 and 2008. Methods: Data came from the 2006 and 2009 German Epidemiological Survey of Substance Abuse (ESA).
Stefanie Müller, Ludwig Kraus, Daniela Piontek, Alexander Pabst   +3 more
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Secondhand Smoke Exposure in a Rural High School

The Journal of School Nursing, 2007
Although federal law requires all public schools to be smoke free, lack of compliance with the smoke-free policy is commonly reported. The aims of this study were to describe the indoor fine-particle (PM 2.5 ) air pollution in a rural high school and surrounding public venues.
Kiyoung, Lee, Ellen J, Hahn, Carol A, Riker, Amber, Hoehne, Ashleigh, White, Devin, Greenwell, Dyshel, Thompson   +6 more
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Spousal smoking as an indicator of total secondhand smoke exposure

Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 2009
This study assessed the utility of spousal smoking as a measure of secondhand smoke exposure. Methods The investigation involved secondary analysis of data from 526 female participants of a lung cancer case-control study from northeastern England. Secondhand smoke exposure was measured in the home (spousal and nonspousal), workplace, and social/other ...
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Adolescents' Avoidance of Secondhand Smoke Exposure

Western Journal of Nursing Research, 2008
More than half of young adolescents, 13 to 15 years old, suffer exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) at home and in public places. Despite threats to adolescent health and well-being, little research has been done to identify factors that enable adolescents to avoid SHS. The objective of this study was to develop a model to predict SHS avoidance behavior
Wen-Ling, Wang, Jerald R, Herting, Yuk-Ying, Tung   +2 more
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Secondhand smoke exposure

2010
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McGhee, SM, Hedley, AJ
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Determinants of Willingness to Accept Secondhand Smoke Exposure

American Journal of Health Behavior, 2017
In this study, the objective was to assess determinants of willingness to accept secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure among dental students.This cross-sectional study included 420 dental students. Multiple linear regression analyses assessed the determinants of willingness to accept SHS exposure.A total of 336 students completed questionnaires.
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Secondhand Smoke Exposure

JAMA, 2019
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Disparities in Neighborhood Characteristics among U.S. Children with Secondhand and Thirdhand Tobacco Smoke Exposure

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022
, Ashley Merianos, Keith KING
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