scholarly journals Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and respiratory symptoms in school children of Nis

2006 ◽  
Vol 134 (Suppl. 2) ◽  
pp. 104-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maja Nikolic ◽  
Dragana Nikic ◽  
Konstansa Lazarevic
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Tobacco Smoke ◽  
School Children ◽  
Tobacco Smoke ◽  
Passive Smoking ◽  
Respiratory Symptoms ◽  
Tobacco Smoke Exposure ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Hereditary Predisposition ◽  
Passive Smoker ◽  
Significant Difference

INTRODUCTION. There is relatively strong evidence among children showing that passive smoking is associated with respiratory symptoms and respiratory diseases, but few studies have been carried out in Serbian population. OBJECTIVE. Establishment of association between exposure to tobacco smoke within family and prevalence of the upper and lower respiratory symptoms in school children. METHOD. In this descriptive epidemiological study, studied population consisted of 533 school children, 12.96?1.54 years old, residents of Nis town, from the area with identical open air pollution. Environmental tobacco smoke exposure was recorded in 382 children. Data about symptoms in children, conditions of habitation, presence of pets and hereditary predisposition were entered into structured questionnaire. RESULTS. T-test and ?2-test statistics showed no significant difference of living conditions, hereditary predisposition among children and average time which passive smoker and nonsmoker children spent indoors. In both groups, the upper respiratory symptoms were more frequent (42.4%-80.2%) in comparison to lower respiratory symptoms (14.4%-25.7%). There was significant difference of the upper and lower respiratory symptoms between the exposed children and control group (?2=9.7>?2 (1.005) =3.8, p>0.05 - for the upper and ? 2 =4.4 >? 2 (1.005) =3.8, p>0.05 - for the lower respiratory symptoms). Primary health care need for respiratory symptoms and diseases due to effect of passive smoking was higher in the exposed children. CONCLUSION. The results provide evidence of adverse respiratory effects of passive smoking to children being exposed to smoke in domestic setting. These findings emphasize the need for effective measures of prevention of involuntary smoking during childhood in Serbia.

Household Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure and Respiratory Health in School Age Children

2012 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 175-180
Author(s):  
Maja Nikolić ◽  
Aleksandra Stanković ◽  
Ivana Mladenović Ćirić
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Tobacco Smoke ◽  
Tobacco Smoke ◽  
Respiratory Symptoms ◽  
Indoor Air Pollution ◽  
Health Hazard ◽  
Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure ◽  
Smoke Exposure ◽  
Air Pollutant ◽  
Tobacco Smoke Exposure ◽  
Common Component

SUMMARY In the recent years the exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) has been an important public health hazard, especially in Serbia, a country with too many smokers. A common component of tobacco smoke is particulate matter less than 10μm in aerodynamic diameter (PM10), which is considered to be the most dangerous air pollutant for health. The aim of this paper was to investigate the association between respiratory symptoms and illnesses in schoolchildren in relation to their environmental tobacco smoke exposure. We conducted an epidemiological study that included 708 participants (49.15 % male) aged 11-14 years from Niš, Serbia. The children were surveyed by original structured questionnaire, based on the instrument developed for similar investigations. Data about the prevalence of respiratory symptoms in the last 12-month period of life and lifetime prevalence of respiratory illnesses were obtained. The questionnaire also included items about other indoor environmental determinants. Tobacco smoke was the most prevalent source of indoor air pollution at children’s home (60.73%). We found a significant association between ETS exposure and increased prevalence of dyspnea, wheezing, bronchitis and asthma among children. It is necessary to inform parents in Serbia on the health effects of ETS exposure during childhood and to encourage them to change smoking habits in order to protect their children from ETS exposure at home.

Indoor Environmental Tobacco Smoke Impact on Respiratory System Health among Pre-School Children

2014 ◽  
Vol 675-677 ◽  
pp. 249-252
Author(s):  
Chun Shan Zhao ◽  
Ji Hong Wang ◽  
Chun Guo Li
Keyword(s):  
Family Member ◽  
Environmental Tobacco Smoke ◽  
School Children ◽  
Tobacco Smoke ◽  
Respiratory Symptoms ◽  
Respiratory Health ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Morbidity Rate ◽  
Smoking Rate ◽  
Nursery Schools

The aim of this study is to discuss the indoor environmental tobacco smoke impact on respiratory health among pre-school children. We chose 24 nursery schools randomly in four districts of Jilin city and distributed 658 questionnaires to the parents from 9/2013 to 12/2013. There is 62.6% of smoking family members, and only 3.4% of non-smoking family members. In smoking family members, there is 3.1% of smokers are mothers; the morbidity rate of respiratory decease among children is higher in smoking family than in non-smoking family, asthma, cough and wheezing are much higher, especially, but there is no significance of difference in other respiratory symptoms on statistics ( p>0.05 ).Family member who are smoking affects the respiratory health of pre-school children, and there is need to decrease the smoking rate of family member via health education through publicity.

scholarly journals Risk Assessment of Passive Smoking Based on Analysis of Hair Nicotine and Cotinine as Exposure Biomarkers by In-Tube Solid-Phase Microextraction Coupled On-Line to LC-MS/MS

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (23) ◽  
pp. 7356
Author(s):  
Hiroyuki Kataoka ◽  
Sanae Kaji ◽  
Maki Moai
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Tobacco Smoke ◽  
Tobacco Smoke ◽  
Passive Smoking ◽  
Solid Phase Microextraction ◽  
Solid Phase ◽  
Smoke Exposure ◽  
Tobacco Smoke Exposure ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Exposure Biomarkers ◽  
On Line

Passive smoking due to environmental tobacco smoke is a serious public health concern because it increases the risk of lung cancer and cardiovascular disease. However, the current status and effect of passive smoking in various lifestyles are not fully understood. In this study, we measured hair nicotine and cotinine levels as exposure biomarkers in non-smokers and assessed the risk from the actual situation of passive smoking in different lifestyle environments. Nicotine and cotinine contents in hair samples of 110 non-smoker subjects were measured by in-tube solid-phase microextraction with on-line coupling to liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, and self-reported lifestyle questionnaires were completed by the subjects. Nicotine and cotinine were detected at concentrations of 1.38 ng mg−1 and 12.8 pg mg−1 respectively in the hair of non-smokers, with levels significantly higher in subjects who reported being sensitive to tobacco smoke exposure. These levels were also affected by type of food intake and cooking method. Nicotine and cotinine in hair are useful biomarkers for assessing the effects of passive smoking on long-term exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, and our analytical methods can measure these exposure levels in people who are unaware of passive smoking. The results of this study suggest that the environment and places of tobacco smoke exposure and the lifestyle behaviors therein are important for the health effects of passive smoking.

scholarly journals Changes in Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure and Asthma Morbidity Among Urban School Children

CHEST Journal ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 135 (4) ◽  
pp. 911-916 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynn B. Gerald ◽  
Joe K. Gerald ◽  
Linda Gibson ◽  
Karna Patel ◽  
Sijian Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Tobacco Smoke ◽  
School Children ◽  
Tobacco Smoke ◽  
Urban School ◽  
Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure ◽  
Smoke Exposure ◽  
Tobacco Smoke Exposure ◽  
Asthma Morbidity

scholarly journals Clinical Features and Environmental Exposures of Adult Never-Smoker Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients in Sri Lakshmi Narayana Institute of Medical Science, Pondicherry

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (19) ◽  
pp. 1369-1372
Author(s):  
Arvind C ◽  
Ragul B ◽  
Loknath B
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Environmental Tobacco Smoke ◽  
Tobacco Smoke ◽  
Passive Smoking ◽  
Environmental Exposures ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Common Symptom ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Never Smokers

BACKGROUND Active smoking is responsible for nearly 70 % of the cases of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in developed countries and is much lesser in the developing nations. Though the remaining are attributed to environmental tobacco exposures, occupational factors and genetic factors, there are not enough studies demonstrating the causation. This study is to identify the clinical features of neversmoker patients with COPD and the prevalence of environmental exposures in COPD patients. METHODS An observational cross-sectional study was conducted from Nov. 2018 to Jan. 2019. All patients above 18 years with respiratory symptoms and satisfying the following diagnostic criteria for COPD were included. All patients included in the study must be never-smokers. Control group of 20 healthy individuals were included. A detailed demographic profile and medical history was obtained from all participants. Pulmonary function assessment was done for all. Chi-square test was used for analysing data. RESULTS Cough was the most common symptom (88.2 %) in these patients. Dyspnoea was present in 21 patients (41.17 %). In the study participants, 36 were exposed to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) or passive smoking. Out of them 29 patients (80.5 %) were exposed to passive smoking at home, 15 patients (41.7 %) were exposed to passive smoking at work and 8 patients (22.2 %) at both places. The number of patients who practiced firewood cooking was 31 (40.8 %). The relationship seen between the test and control group was found to be statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS COPD in never smokers is more common in females compared to males. Cough is the most common symptom in this subset of patients with COPD. There is a high rate of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and firewood smoke in neversmokers who develop COPD. KEYWORDS COPD, Adult Never Smokers, Environmental Exposures, Passive Smoking

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