ArticleNicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco2010
Secondhand smoke transfer in multiunit housing.
Article in Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05016505 (A Randomized Controlled Trial to Support Smoke-Free Policy Compliance in Public Housing), which is not on this map. Cited by 82 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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A Randomized Controlled Trial to Support Smoke-Free Policy Compliance in Public Housing
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82 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 136 citations in OpenAlex.
- Associations of smoke-free policies in multi-unit housing with smoking behavior and second-hand smoke exposure: A systematic review.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2025Pooled it
- Indoor Exposure to Selected Air Pollutants in the Home Environment: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
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- Effect of a smoking cessation intervention for women in subsidized neighborhoods: A randomized controlled trial.Preventive medicine · 2016Trial
- Perceived motivators and barriers to implementation of a smoke-free common area policy in multiunit housing in urban Bangladesh.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Effects of a federal smoke-free housing policy on adverse birth outcomes among NYC public-housing residents.Tobacco control · 2025Article
- Patterns and drivers of disparities in pediatric asthma outcomes among Medicaid-enrolled children living in subsidized housing in NYC.Preventive medicine · 2024Article
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- Tobacco smoke incursion into private residences in Israel: a cross-sectional study examining public perceptions of private rights and support for governmental policies.Israel journal of health policy research · 2023Article
- Disparities in Smokefree and Vapefree Home Rules and Smokefree Policy Attitudes Based on Housing Type and Cigarette Smoking Status, United States, 2019.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- A Randomized Control Trial to support smoke-free policy compliance in public housing.Research square · 2023Article
- Invited Commentary: Use of Epidemiologic Methods to Guide Comprehensive and Equitable Approaches to Policy.American journal of epidemiology · 2023Article
- A Matched Analysis of the Association Between Federally Mandated Smoke-Free Housing Policies and Health Outcomes Among Medicaid-Enrolled Children in Subsidized Housing, New York City, 2015-2019.American journal of epidemiology · 2023Article
- "I think everybody will have to get together for it to work": NYCHA Tenant Perspectives on HUD's 2018 Smoke-Free Mandate Captured Prior to Policy Implementation.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2022Article
- In-utero personal exposure to PMEnvironmental advances · 2022Article
- Assessing Smoke-Free Housing Implementation Approaches to Inform Best Practices: A National Survey of Early-Adopting Public Housing Authorities.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The Effect of Floor Height on Secondhand Smoke Transfer in Multiunit Housing.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Home Smoking Bans and Urinary NNAL Levels to Measure Tobacco Smoke Exposure in Chinese American Household Pairs.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Characterization of urinary cotinine concentrations among non-smoking adults in smoking and smoke-free homes in the Korean national environmental health survey (KoNEHS) cycle 3 (2015-2017).BMC public health · 2021Article
- Impacts of electronic cigarettes usage on air quality of vape shops and their nearby areas.The Science of the total environment · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionThe home can represent a significant source of secondhand smoke (SHS), especially for individuals who live in close proximity to one another in multiunit housing (MUH). The objective of this study was to quantify real-time SHS transfer between smoke-permitted and smoke-free living units within the same MUH structure.
methodsAir monitors were used to assess PM₂.₅, an environmental marker for SHS, in 14 smoke-free living units and 16 smoke-permitted units within 11 MUH buildings in the Buffalo, New York, area between July 2008 and August 2009. Air monitors were operated concurrently in both smoke-permitted and smoke-free units within each building. When feasible, additional monitors were stationed in shared hallways and on outdoor patios. Participants completed logs to document activities that could affect air quality.
resultsEvidence of SHS transfer from smoke-permitted units was detected in 2 of the 14 smoke-free units and 6 of the 8 hallways. Real-time PM₂.₅ plots and participant logs suggest that SHS transfer is a function of many determinants, including ventilation and proximity between units. Following stratification by time of day, median PM₂.₅ levels were greatest between 4:00 PM and 11:59 PM but varied by location: 10.2 μg/m³ in smoke-free units, 18.9 μg/m³ in hallways, and 29.4 μg/m³ in smoke-permitted units.
conclusionsThis study documents SHS incursions from smoke-permitted units into smoke-free units and adjacent hallways within the same building. Since many factors appear to impact the amount of SHS transfer between these areas, the implementation of a smoke-free building policy represents the most effective way to ensure that residents of MUH units are not exposed to SHS.
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