Families Systems & Health · 2005 · 20 citations · 16 references
Public HealthChild HealthHealth BehaviorEnvironmental HealthPediatric Environmental HealthTobacco ControlEnvironmental Health For ChildrenTobacco Control PolicyTobacco PolicyTobacco PreventionTobacco RegulationTobacco Use PreventionEnvironmental Tobacco SmokeEnvironmental Tobacco Smoke ExposureHousehold Smoke ExposureHousehold Smoking RulesPublic Smoking BansSmoking EpidemiologySociodemographic Determinants Of ExposureTobacco Use Patterns
Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is detrimental to the health of children. It is important for families to implement rules that limit the exposure of children both within the home and in the community. The current study used a diverse sample of participants from pediatric clinics in a large metropolitan area to explore what restrictions families place on tobacco use in their home and in the community (e.g., restaurants, trains). In general, minority ethnic groups were less likely than their Caucasian peers to limit exposure to ETS outside of the home, even when income and education were taken into account. Income and education had a consistent inverse relationship to the endorsement of home smoking rules. It was not surprising that smoking status of the parents and the presence of smokers in the home were related to fewer home smoking rules. Implications for communitybased interventions on the dangers of ETS are discussed.
16
The effects of household and workplace smoking restrictions on quitting behaviours
A. J. Farkas, E A Gilpin, Janet M. Distefan et al. · Tobacco Control · 1999 · 265 citations · Full text