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Predictors of indoor smoking at young children’s homes—a cross-sectional study

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The aim of the study was to determine factors associated with indoor smoking in homes (ISIH) using a sample of households with at least one child aged 3 or younger and at least one smoking adult. In a defined German region, all households (n = 3,570) with a child aged 3 or younger were invited to participate in a study that tested the efficacy of an intervention for reducing exposure to environmental tobacco smoke. In 1,282 households, at least one parent reported daily smoking. Among these, 917 (71.5 %) participated in the study. ISIH was defined as smoking ‘in specific rooms only’ or ‘everywhere’. Cross-sectional data were analysed using regression analysis. Among the households, 37.5 % reported ISIH. ISIH was more likely if the youngest child had not visited a nursery (OR, 1.81; CI, 1.21–2.70) and if no private outdoor area was present (OR = 4.38, CI, 2.64–7.25). Lower household education level and partly unemployment in dual-parent households were associated with ISIH. Conclusion: Fostering nursery attendance and availability of a private outdoor area may protect young children living in household with smoking parents from environmental tobacco smoke.

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Abbreviations

CI:

Confidence interval

ISIH:

Indoor smoking in homes

ETS:

Environmental tobacco smoke

OR:

Odds ratio

Ref:

Reference group

SD:

Standard deviation

SES:

Socio-economic status

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  1. Institute of Social Medicine and Prevention, University Medicine Greifswald, Walther-Rathenau-Str. 48, D-17475, Greifswald, Germany

    Sabina Ulbricht, Josefine Holdys, Christian Meyer, Nadin Kastirke & Ulrich John

  2. Swiss Research Institute for Public Health and Addiction, Zurich University, Konradstrasse 32, Postfach, 8031, Zürich, Switzerland

    Severin Haug

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Ulbricht, S., Holdys, J., Meyer, C. et al. Predictors of indoor smoking at young children’s homes—a cross-sectional study. Eur J Pediatr 173, 1187–1191 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-014-2310-x

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