scholarly journals Family Characteristics and Parenting Quality in Relation to at Home Secondhand Smoking Exposure on Infants

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Family Characteristics ◽  
Parenting Quality ◽  
Secondhand Smoking ◽  
Smoking Exposure ◽  
At Home

Family Characteristics Associated with Preparing and Eating More Family Evening Meals at Home

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa L. Horning ◽  
Sarah Friend ◽  
Jiwoo Lee ◽  
Colleen Flattum ◽  
Jayne A. Fulkerson
Keyword(s):  
Family Characteristics ◽  
At Home

scholarly journals Prevalence and Correlates of Secondhand Smoking Exposure Among Pregnant and Postnatal Chinese Women

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
YUAN YANG ◽  
Meng Zhang ◽  
Haixin Bo ◽  
Dongying Zhang ◽  
Liangkun Ma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Secondhand Smoke ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Chinese Women ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Postnatal Period ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Secondhand Smoking ◽  
Smoking Exposure ◽  
Postnatal Women

Abstract BackgroundInhalation of secondhand smoke during pregnancy and postnatal period is detrimental to developing infants and increases risk for health problems throughout the lifespan. This study examined the prevalence of exposure to secondhand smoke, its correlates, and its association with QOL among pregnant and postnatal Chinese women.MethodsThis multicenter, cross-sectional study was conducted between February and October 2019 in China. Participants were pregnant and postnatal women. We assessed associations of frequency and location of secondhand smoking with sample characteristics as well as depression and quality of life based on EPDS and WHOQOL-BREF, respectively.ResultsA total of 992 women participated in the study, of whom, 211 (21.3%, 95%CI=18.7-23.8%) had been exposed to secondhand smoking. Secondhand smoking was most common in public areas (56.4%), and residential homes (20.5%), while workplaces had the lowest rate of secondhand smoking (13.7%). Women with physical comorbidities were more likely to report secondhand smoking exposure, while younger women, women living in urban areas, and those with college or higher education level were less likely to report exposure to secondhand smoking.ConclusionThe prevalence of exposure to secondhand smoking is becoming lower among pregnant and postnatal women in China compared to findings reported in previous studies. Due to the detrimental impact of secondhand smoking on physical health, legal legislation should be promptly enforced to establish smoke-free environments in both public and private urban/rural areas for protection of pregnant and postnatal women, especially those who are physically vulnerable and less educated.

Examining Children’s Mental Health and Parenting Quality before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather Yarger ◽  
Deena Shariq ◽  
Alexandra Hickey ◽  
Elizabeth Giacobbe ◽  
Sarah Louise Dziura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Children’S Mental Health ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Children's Mental Health ◽  
Parental Mental Health ◽  
Parenting Quality ◽  
Permissive Parenting ◽  
Children’S Anxiety ◽  
At Home

Background: The goal of the current study was to characterize the impact of COVID-19 mitigation efforts (i.e., stay-at-home orders) on children’s mental health and parenting quality, as well as to assess predictors of children’s mental health during the pandemic. Methods: Seventy-nine children (18 with autism, 61 without) and their parents who participated in a previous study and were at least 10 years old (M = 13.8, SD = 1.7) were invited to participate in three online follow-up surveys post initiation of the stay-at-home-order (during May through November 2020). Children were predominantly White (49.4%) and not Hispanic or Latino (78.5%). Parents reported on children’s anxiety and depressive symptoms, as well as their own parenting practices. Family togetherness, conflict, financial problems, and parental mental health during the pandemic were also collected. Results: Children without autism experienced a significant decrease in anxiety symptoms across the beginning of the pandemic and a significant increase in depressive symptoms from pre- to post-stay-at-home-order. Children with autism experienced a significant decrease in depressive symptoms from pre- to post- stay-at-home-order. Parents of children without autism reported a significant decrease in positive parenting from pre- to post stay-at-home-order. Higher levels of permissive parenting and financial problems were associated with children’s depressive symptoms. Higher levels of parent mental health difficulties and permissive parenting were associated with higher levels of children’s anxiety symptoms. Conclusions: Children are experiencing both improvements and declines in mental health relative to pre-pandemic. Parenting quality and parental mental health have direct impacts on children’s functioning during the pandemic.

Gezinsprofielen, Voor- en Vroegschoolse Stimulerings-Activiteiten en Schoolsucces

2002 ◽  
Vol 68 ◽  
pp. 65-76
Author(s):  
Roel van Steensel
Keyword(s):  
Early Intervention ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Family Characteristics ◽  
Intervention Programs ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Educational Achievements ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Based ◽  
At Home

In order to prepare children from disadvantaged backgrounds for primary education, early intervention programs are used. Generally, a distinction is made between two types of intervention activities: those which are conducted at home (family-based activities) and those which are conducted in, for example, preschools (center-based activities). This research project tries to establish whether there is a relation between participation in early intervention activities and the educational achievements of 119 pupils from the cities of Tilburg and Waalwijk. A comparison is made between four groups of children: a group that took part in the family-based program Opstap Opnieuw, a group that went to preschool, a group that did both, and a control group. The performances of these four groups are followed during the first years of primary education. In addition, an estimate is made of the influence of family characteristics on the effectiveness of both types of intervention activities.

Maternal non-compliance in a well-baby nursery: family characteristics and other reasons

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Erez Nadir ◽  
Vered Nir ◽  
Sylvia Foldi ◽  
Amit Hochberg ◽  
Michael Feldman
Keyword(s):  
Early Discharge ◽  
Family Characteristics ◽  
Hospital Environment ◽  
Eye Drops ◽  
Family Centeredness ◽  
Pregnancy And Delivery ◽  
Care Guidelines ◽  
Medical Recommendations ◽  
At Home

Objective: Neonatal recommendations include medical follow-up, metabolic screening, vitamin K, eye drops/ointment and vaccinations. Most but not all parents follow these recommendations. This study aimed to characterize the non-adherent mothers in order to understand the reasons behind that non-adherence. Study design: All mothers who refused any routine treatment of their infant or who asked for early discharge of their infant were included. They completed a questionnaire on socio-economic items, previous births and those children’s health status, current pregnancy and delivery and their beliefs. Results: Three non-adherent subgroups emerged according to the responses: Muslim mothers requesting early discharge to care for children at home, Jewish mothers requesting early discharge because they disliked the hospital environment, Sabbath/holiday and children at home and Jewish mothers who rejected guidelines because they believed the treatments were unnecessary or possibly harmful to their infants. Conclusion: Socio-economic factors could influence maternal adherence to care guidelines in a well-baby nursery. Several interventions to enhance maternal adherence to medical recommendations are proposed in order to increase the child and family centeredness of clinical and social care.

scholarly journals Health Risk of Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dewan Raja ◽  
Bahar Sultana
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Environmental Tobacco Smoke ◽  
Tobacco Smoke ◽  
Passive Smoking ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Second Hand Smoke ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Secondhand Smoking ◽  
Smoking Exposure ◽  
Home Area

Environmental tobacco smoke is a preventable cause of significant morbidity and mortality among non-smokers. Reducing exposure to tobacco smoke is an essential community and public health objective. This report documents the substantial evidence characterizing the health risks caused by exposure to passive smoking. Multiple major reviews of evidence have concluded that environmental tobacco smoke is a known human carcinogen and that exposure to passive smoke causes adverse effects like SIDS, congenital birth defects, lead poisoning, and lung cancer. Regrettably, reductions in exposure have been slower among small children than among adults, as growing workplace restriction protects the majority of adults while the homes remain the most important source of exposure for children. The relationship between passive smoking exposure and potential health hazards to all ages of population were researched. We analyzed and systematically reviewed information from multiple literature sources. We found that everyone from the fetus to the elderly is significantly affected by passive smoking. Like firsthand smoking, secondhand smoking is also hazardous. Health education and regulations regarding secondhand smoking in both the office and home area can improve public health. This paper indicates a critical need for second hand smoke reduction interventions especially among vulnerable populations.

Passive smoking exposure of sick children in Hong Kong

1999 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 224-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophia SC Chan ◽  
Tai Hing Lam ◽  
Carol L Betson
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Passive Smoking ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Smoking Exposure ◽  
Smoking Behaviors ◽  
Sick Children ◽  
At Home

1 This study aims to investigate the extent of passive smoking exposure of sick children in Hong Kong; their father' smoking behaviors and their mother' action to protect the child from environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). 2 This cross-sectional survey was the first phase of a randomized controlled trial on a health education intervention provided by nurses in the general paediatric wards of four major hospitals in Hong Kong. The subjects are non-smoking mothers of sick children admitted to hospital and with a smoking husband living together in the same household with the child. Eligible subjects completed a self-administered baseline questionnaire before entering into the trial. 3 All the 848 children whose mothers completed the questionnaire during December 1997 to April 1998 had a smoking father. They constituted about 24% (95% CI: 22.6-24.9%) of all the sick children during the same period. More than half of the children' fathers (55%; 51.6-58.3%) smoked 1-14 cigarettes per day and about 68% (64.7-71.0%) of them were daily smokers for over 10 years. Over half (53%; 49.4-56.2%) of the fathers smoked 1-14 cigarettes at home every day. About 21% of the fathers smoked near the child occasionally and 31% (27.4-33.6%) smoked 1-14 cigarettes near the child per day. About 16% of the children lived with more than one smoker (2-3). About 86% (83.3-88.0%) of the children had 1-3 smokers who smoked at home and 61% (58.1-64.7%) of them had 1-3 smokers who smoked near them every day. However, 70% ofthe children were reported by their mothers as exposed to ETS at home. This percentage (70%) was less than the percentage (86%) of smokers who smoked at home daily. About 31.1% of the mothers reported symptoms of coughing and running nose (20.6%) in their children when they were exposed to ETS. To protect the child from ETS exposure, 43% of the mothers requested the father not to smoke near the child, 33.1% requested the father to smoke less cigarettes and 31.5% advised the father to quit smoking. 4 In conclusion, sick children in Hong Kong are at risk of exposure to ETS, but not all mothers are aware of the health risks and their actions were inadequate. There is a critical need to promote awareness of ETS exposure and the health risks in the family in Hong Kong so as to reduce illness and hospital admission in children.

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