Factors Influencing Adoption of and Adherence to Indoor Smoking Bans Among Health Disparity Communities

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ID11022207
AuthorsVaughan W Rees (0000-0002-9939-6740, Vaughan W. Rees and Robyn R. Keske are with the Center for Global Tobacco Control, Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA. Kevin Blaine and Alan C. Geller are with the Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Harvard School of Public Health. David Aronstein and Ediss Gandelman are with the Boston Alliance for Community Health. Vilma Lora is with the City of Lawrence Mayor’s Health Task Force, MA. Clara Savage is with Common Pathways CHNA 8, Worcester, MA.), Robyn R Keske (0000-0002-1238-4705, Vaughan W. Rees and Robyn R. Keske are with the Center for Global Tobacco Control, Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA. Kevin Blaine and Alan C. Geller are with the Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Harvard School of Public Health. David Aronstein and Ediss Gandelman are with the Boston Alliance for Community Health. Vilma Lora is with the City of Lawrence Mayor’s Health Task Force, MA. Clara Savage is with Common Pathways CHNA 8, Worcester, MA.), Kevin Blaine (0000-0002-5657-2767, Vaughan W. Rees and Robyn R. Keske are with the Center for Global Tobacco Control, Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA. Kevin Blaine and Alan C. Geller are with the Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Harvard School of Public Health. David Aronstein and Ediss Gandelman are with the Boston Alliance for Community Health. Vilma Lora is with the City of Lawrence Mayor’s Health Task Force, MA. Clara Savage is with Common Pathways CHNA 8, Worcester, MA.), David Aronstein (Vaughan W. Rees and Robyn R. Keske are with the Center for Global Tobacco Control, Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA. Kevin Blaine and Alan C. Geller are with the Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Harvard School of Public Health. David Aronstein and Ediss Gandelman are with the Boston Alliance for Community Health. Vilma Lora is with the City of Lawrence Mayor’s Health Task Force, MA. Clara Savage is with Common Pathways CHNA 8, Worcester, MA.), Ediss Gandelman (Vaughan W. Rees and Robyn R. Keske are with the Center for Global Tobacco Control, Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA. Kevin Blaine and Alan C. Geller are with the Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Harvard School of Public Health. David Aronstein and Ediss Gandelman are with the Boston Alliance for Community Health. Vilma Lora is with the City of Lawrence Mayor’s Health Task Force, MA. Clara Savage is with Common Pathways CHNA 8, Worcester, MA.), Vilma Lora (Vaughan W. Rees and Robyn R. Keske are with the Center for Global Tobacco Control, Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA. Kevin Blaine and Alan C. Geller are with the Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Harvard School of Public Health. David Aronstein and Ediss Gandelman are with the Boston Alliance for Community Health. Vilma Lora is with the City of Lawrence Mayor’s Health Task Force, MA. Clara Savage is with Common Pathways CHNA 8, Worcester, MA.), Clara Savage (Vaughan W. Rees and Robyn R. Keske are with the Center for Global Tobacco Control, Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA. Kevin Blaine and Alan C. Geller are with the Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Harvard School of Public Health. David Aronstein and Ediss Gandelman are with the Boston Alliance for Community Health. Vilma Lora is with the City of Lawrence Mayor’s Health Task Force, MA. Clara Savage is with Common Pathways CHNA 8, Worcester, MA.), Alan C Geller (0000-0003-3060-5513, Vaughan W. Rees and Robyn R. Keske are with the Center for Global Tobacco Control, Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA. Kevin Blaine and Alan C. Geller are with the Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Harvard School of Public Health. David Aronstein and Ediss Gandelman are with the Boston Alliance for Community Health. Vilma Lora is with the City of Lawrence Mayor’s Health Task Force, MA. Clara Savage is with Common Pathways CHNA 8, Worcester, MA.)
Year2014
Volume104
Issue10
Pages1928-1934
Publication date2014-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2013.301735
PMID25208003
PMCIDPMC4160813
OpenAlexW2037649520
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited22

Objectives. We assessed current home smoking behaviors and secondhand smoke (SHS) levels among parents of children in low-income, racial/ethnic minority communities in Massachusetts. Methods. We used a cross-sectional design to assess home smoking rules, smoking status, cigarettes smoked in the home, and barriers and benefits to attaining a smoke-free home among 138 caregivers (mean age = 30.0 years; 92% women) of children aged 0 to 6 years, between April 2010 and September 2012. Indoor SHS was assessed using a nicotine dosimeter. Results. Households with no ban reported a higher weekly mean number of cigarettes smoked in the home (114 cigarettes/week) than homes with partial (71 cigarettes/week) or complete (30 cigarettes/week) bans (P Conclusions. Strategies to reduce home SHS should focus on a “complete” home smoking ban and smoking cessation. SHS mitigation strategies such as smoking outside were associated with lower SHS among participants unable to maintain a complete ban, and might enhance the likelihood of longer term success while immediately reducing home SHS

Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Ethnic group · Geography · Nicotine · Passive smoking · Secondhand smoke · Smoke · Smoking ban · Smoking cessation · Air Quality and Health Impacts · Demography · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Smoking Behavior and Cessation

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