Abstract
Smoking remains a major global public health issue affecting both smokers and passive smokers who are exposed to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). Exposure to ETS in the home is detrimental particularly in vulnerable groups such as children; successful smoke-free home policy is vital to reduce ETS-related diseases and deaths. Key motivators for establishment of smoke-free homes include protecting the health of others, in particular children, while barriers include poor awareness and knowledge of the harms from ETS and habitual home smoking behaviors. Improved awareness and knowledge of the risks of ETS exposure, household and community support, and encouragement in the smokers’ efforts to comply with smoke-free home rules are motivators to achieve smoke-free homes. In 2003, Framework Convention on Tobacco Control was adopted by the World Health Organization, which subsequently introduced the MPOWER package with six evidence-based control measures in 2008. Between 2009 and 2017, global smoking prevalence has declined. However, the progress in reducing smoking prevalence, nation-level legislation, and policy quality have been heterogeneous across geographies. Continuous monitoring of smoking epidemiology and adaptation to local needs is essential to combat tobacco epidemic and curtail the impact of tobacco smoke in the home.
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Abbreviations
- CI:
-
Confidence interval
- DALYs:
-
Disability-adjusted life years
- ETS:
-
Environmental tobacco smoke
- FCTC:
-
Framework Convention for Tobacco Control
- NNK:
-
4-(Methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone
- NRT:
-
Nicotine replacement therapy
- SDI:
-
Sociodemographic index
- SES:
-
Socioeconomic status
- SHS:
-
Secondhand smoke
- THS:
-
Thirdhand smoke
- TSNAs:
-
Tobacco-specific nitrosamines
- UI:
-
Uncertainty interval
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Dai, S., Chan, K.C. (2022). The Impact of Tobacco Smoke in the Home. In: Patel, V.B., Preedy, V.R. (eds) Handbook of Substance Misuse and Addictions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67928-6_37-1
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