SynthesisPloS one2014
Predictors of children's secondhand smoke exposure at home: a systematic review and narrative synthesis of the evidence.
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88 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Research of visual attention networks in deaf individuals: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Pooled it
- Neuropsychological Development of Cool and Hot Executive Functions Between 6 and 12 Years of Age: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Pooled it
- Cardio-ankle vascular index and cardiovascular disease: Systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective and cross-sectional studies.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2019Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Caregiver Interventions to Reduce Household Secondhand Smoke Exposure on Pediatric Asthma Outcomes: A Systematic Review.Pediatric allergy, immunology, and pulmonologyPooled it
- A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial of a Brief Child Health Nurse Intervention to Reduce Infant Secondhand Smoke Exposure.Maternal and child health journal · 2017Trial
- Global, regional, and national prevalence of second-hand smoke and attributable disease burden in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023.The Lancet. Public health · 2026Article
- Smoking cessation success prediction of parents of children with acute respiratory system disease and influencing factors: a cross-sectional study.Family practice · 2026Article
- Exposure to second-hand smoke, tobacco advertising, and school curriculum on tobacco harms in South African Adolescents: findings from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2026Article
- Secondhand smoke exposure among non-smoking adolescents in three Vietnamese cities in 2025: A cross-sectional study.Tobacco induced diseases · 2026Article
- Parental socioeconomic and lifestyle determinants of children's secondhand smoke exposure in Hungary: analysis of European Health Interview Survey 2019 data.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Adverse childhood experiences and tobacco smoke exposure among U.S. school-aged children.Child protection and practice · 2025Article
- Identifying potential barriers and enablers to smoking abstinence after leaving a smokefree prison using the capabilities, opportunities, motivations -behaviour (COM-B) model: a qualitative interview study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Maternal mental health disorders associate with their child's asthma: A register-based study.Brain, behavior, & immunity - health · 2025Article
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- A cross-sectional study on the association between secondhand smoke exposure and suicide among adolescents in multicultural families: The mediating role of perceived stress.Tobacco induced diseases · 2025Article
- Risk Factors for E-Cigarette Ban Relaxation in Homes With Adolescents.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2024Article
- Characterising smoking and nicotine use behaviours among women of reproductive age: a 10-year population study in England.BMC medicine · 2024Article
- Preschool children from lower household incomes experience inequality in asthma treatment: findings from a Danish nationwide cohort study.European journal of public health · 2024Article
- Changes in prevalence and socioeconomic inequalities in secondhand smoke exposure in Spanish children, 2016-2019.Tobacco induced diseases · 2024Article
- Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Smoking Prevalence Among Adolescents.JAMA network open · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundChildren's exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) has been causally linked to a number of childhood morbidities and mortalities. Over 50% of UK children whose parents are smokers are regularly exposed to SHS at home. No previous review has identified the factors associated with children's SHS exposure in the home.
aimTo identify by systematic review, the factors which are associated with children's SHS exposure in the home, determined by parent or child reports and/or biochemically validated measures including cotinine, carbon monoxide or home air particulate matter.
methodsElectronic searches of MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsychINFO, CINAHL and Web of Knowledge to July 2014, and hand searches of reference lists from publications included in the review were conducted.
findingsForty one studies were included in the review. Parental smoking, low socioeconomic status and being less educated were all frequently and consistently found to be independently associated with children's SHS exposure in the home. Children whose parents held more negative attitudes towards SHS were less likely to be exposed. Associations were strongest for parental cigarette smoking status; compared to children of non-smokers, those whose mothers or both parents smoked were between two and 13 times more likely to be exposed to SHS.
conclusionMultiple factors are associated with child SHS exposure in the home; the best way to reduce child SHS exposure in the home is for smoking parents to quit. If parents are unable or unwilling to stop smoking, they should instigate smoke-free homes. Interventions targeted towards the socially disadvantaged parents aiming to change attitudes to smoking in the presence of children and providing practical support to help parents smoke outside the home may be beneficial.
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