Smoke-Free Home Rules and Association with Child Secondhand Smoke Exposure among Mother–Child Dyad Relationships

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ID15486342
AutoresWestley L Fallavollita (Virginia Commonwealth University), K Elizabeth (0000-0003-3503-1731, Virginia Commonwealth University), Julia C Schechter (0000-0002-5362-2765, Duke University), Scott H Kollins (0000-0001-6847-6935, Duke University), Junfeng Zheng (0000-0002-8515-6770, Duke University), Jian Qin (0000-0002-7094-2867, Guangxi Medical University), Rachel L Maguire (0000-0001-6421-2545, North Carolina State University), Cathrine Hoyo (0000-0002-2466-8617, North Carolina State University), Susan K Murphy (0000-0001-8298-7272, Duke Medical Center), Bernard F Fuemmeler (0000-0002-3550-0107, Virginia Commonwealth University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2021
Volumen18
Número10
Páginas5256-5256
Fecha de publicación2021-05-14
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph18105256
PMID34069235
OpenAlexW3162949929
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas12

Smoke-free home rules restrict smoking in the home, but biomarkers of secondhand smoke exposure are needed to help understand the association between smoke-free homes and child secondhand smoke exposure. Participants ( n = 346) were majority Black/African American mother-child dyads from a longitudinal study in North Carolina. Mothers completed questionnaires on household smoking behaviors and rules, and child saliva samples were assayed for secondhand smoke exposure. Regression models used smoke-free home rules to predict child risk for secondhand smoke exposure. Children in households with smoke-free home rules had less salivary cotinine and risk for secondhand smoke exposure. After controlling for smokers in the household, home smoking rules were not a significant predictor of secondhand smoke exposure. Compared to children in households with no smokers, children in households with at least one smoker but a non-smoking mother (OR 5.35, 95% CI: 2.22, 13.17) and households with at least one smoker including a smoking mother (OR 13.73, 95% CI: 6.06, 33.28) had greater risk for secondhand smoke exposure. Results suggest smoke-free home rules are not sufficient to fully protect children from secondhand smoke exposure, especially in homes with smokers. Future research should focus on how household members who smoke can facilitate the prevention of child secondhand smoke exposure

Cotinine · Environmental health · Geography · Nicotine · Passive smoking · Secondhand smoke · Smoke · Air Quality and Health Impacts · Medicine · Noise Effects and Management · Smoking Behavior and Cessation