ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Non-Smoker's Exposure to Second-Hand Smoke in South Africa during 2017.
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- 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
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- Exploring the associations of tobacco smoking and serum cotinine levels with selected inflammatory markers in adults with HIV in South Africa.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Secondhand Smoke Exposure Inside the Home Among Adults in Eight Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa: Global Adult Tobacco Survey, 2012-2018.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2023Article
- Trends in the use and dual use of factory-made combustible cigarettes, other tobacco products and electronic cigarettes: Results from South African Social Attitudes Surveys during 2007 to 2018.Tobacco induced diseases · 2023Article
- Association between secondhand smoke exposure in pregnant women and their socioeconomic status and its interaction with age: a cross-sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- Indoor Household Exposures and Associated Morbidity and Mortality Outcomes in Children and Adults in South Africa.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Prevalence of tobacco smoking and its socioeconomic determinants: Tobacco smoking and its determinants.The clinical respiratory journal · 2022Article
- DENTISTS IN AFRICA SHOULD COMMIT TO IDENTIFYING AND ASSISTING PATIENTS EXPOSED TO SECONDHAND TOBACCO SMOKE.Annals of Ibadan postgraduate medicine · 2021Article
- Exposure to Second-Hand Smoke in Public Places and Barriers to the Implementation of Smoke-Free Regulations in The Gambia: A Population-Based Survey.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Maternal Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Relation to Child Malnutrition in Gauteng, South Africa: A Retrospective Analysis.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Association Between Passive Smoking and Health Among Chinese Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
Current South African tobacco control law allows for 25% designated smoking areas in some indoor public places. This study investigates non-smokers' exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS) in workplaces, homes, cafés/restaurants, and shebeens (local bars) using data from the 2017 South African Social Attitude Survey. Factors associated with any level of exposure were explored using multiple-variable-adjusted logistic regression analysis. The sample of 3063 participants (16+ years old), comprised 51.7% females and 78.5% Black Africans. The current smoking prevalence from this study was 21.5%. About 47% of non-smokers reported exposure to SHS in at least one location. Females were significantly less likely to be exposed to SHS in all locations except at home compared to males. Adjusted logistic regression analysis showed that females, adults aged 45-54 years, 55-64 years, and 65+ years were significantly less likely to be exposed to SHS (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 0.63, 0.60, 0.55, and 0.24, respectively) than males and those aged 16-24 years. Those who identified as Coloureds were significantly more likely to be exposed to SHS (AOR = 1.69) than Black Africans. This study found that nearly half of non-smokers reported exposure to SHS. A 100% smoke-free policy consistent with the World Health Organisation (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control would protect more people from exposure to SHS in South Africa.
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