The Role of Ethnicity and Nativity in the Correspondence between Subjective and Objective Measures of In-Home Smoking

Mapping Intimacies ◽

10.31234/osf.io/gu73t ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Vincent Berardi ◽

Georgiana Bostean ◽

Lydia Ong

Keyword(s):

Secondhand Smoke ◽

Smoking Ban ◽

Objective Measures ◽

Secondhand Smoke Exposure ◽

Smoking Bans ◽

Foreign Born ◽

Similar Frequency ◽

Objectively Measured ◽

Linear Regressions

Background: Studies are needed to understand the association between self-reported home smoking bans and objective measures of in-home smoking according to smokers’ ethnicity/nativity.Methods: Data came from a trial that used air particle monitors to reduce children’s secondhand smoke exposure in smokers’ households (N = 251). Linear regressions modeled (a) full home smoking bans by ethnicity/nativity, and (b) objectively measured in-home smoking events, predicted by main and interaction effects of self-reported home smoking bans and ethnicity/nativity.Results: Among smokers reporting < a full ban, U.S.-born and foreign-born Latinos had fewer in-home smoking events than US-born Whites (p<0.001). Participants who reported a full smoking ban had a similar frequency of smoking events regardless of ethnicity/nativity.Discussion: Self-reported home smoking bans can be used as a proxy for in-home smoking. Establishing smoking bans in the households of US-born White smokers has the largest impact on potential exposure compared to other ethnic/nativity groups.

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Influence of family resources on secondhand smoking in pregnant women: a cross-sectional study in the border and minority urban areas of Northwest China

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth ◽

10.1186/s12884-020-03251-w ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Jiangyun Chen ◽

Xinhui Li ◽

Pengqian Fang

Keyword(s):

Pregnant Women ◽

Secondhand Smoke ◽

Protective Factor ◽

Smoke Exposure ◽

Population Characteristics ◽

Smoking Ban ◽

Secondhand Smoke Exposure ◽

Smoking Bans ◽

Family Resources ◽

Exposure To Secondhand Smoke

Abstract Background Pregnant women’s exposure to secondhand smoke is a very serious health issue in China. The purpose of our research is to identify factors that predict the probability of exposure to secondhand smoke among pregnant women from the perspective of a family-based open system. Methods From September 2014 to August 2015, Urumqi City, Shihezi City, and Shawan County-level City were sampled according to population characteristics. A revised structured questionnaire based on family resources was adapted for use in this study. Questionnaires were collected via convenience sampling at the hospitals with the largest number of local antenatal clients. A total of 1249 pregnant women of age 18–51 years were investigated. Descriptive statistics were calculated to characterize the participants and study variables. Binary logistic regression was performed to assess the impact of family resources corresponding variables on the likelihood that participants would be exposed to SHS. Both unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios (OR/AOR) [with 95% confidence intervals (CI)] were reported. Results The secondhand smoke exposure rate found in this study was 54.6%. Having good knowledge of the dangers of secondhand smoke had no effect on reducing the prevalence of exposure (P > 0.05). Even pregnant women whose husbands who did not use tobacco or never smoked nearby had a risk of exposure to secondhand smoke [adjusted odds ratio (AOR) 1.568, 95% CI 1.205–2.041] when the data were adjusted for age, gravidity, gestational weeks, knowledge of the dangers of secondhand smoke, location, and work status. Home smoking bans were confirmed to be an important protective factor (AOR 1.710, 95% CI 1.549–1.918); however, only one-third (33.5%) of participants reported having a smoking ban at home. Religion (mainly Islam), as a special external family resource, was a protective factor that reduced secondhand smoke exposure in pregnant women (AOR 0.399, 95% CI 0.312–0.510). Conclusions The effect of family resources on tobacco control should be considered in the development of effective and enduring strategies for indoor smoking bans and smoking cessation.

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