ArticleTobacco induced diseases2025
Analysis of secondhand smoke exposure and harm awareness among non-smoking individuals aged 15-44 years in Jilin Province: A cross-sectional study.
Article in Tobacco induced diseases, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
7 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
introductionIn recent years, alongside the Healthy China Initiative, extensive nationwide efforts have been undertaken to enhance the health literacy of the population. Health knowledge dissemination has emerged as a key approach within these efforts. This study focused on non-smokers aged 15-44 years in Jilin Province, China. It analyzed their patterns of secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure and their level of awareness regarding its risks.
methodsThe study selected non-smoking permanent residents aged 15-44 years from the 2020 Jilin Province Adult Tobacco Survey database as its subjects. Following the requirements of the China Adult Tobacco Survey Protocol, the project employed a multistage stratified cluster random sampling method. This involved: selecting 10 surveillance sites from all of the province's districts or counties; choosing 3 sub-districts/townships within each surveillance site; selecting 2 neighborhood or village committees within each sub-district or township; and randomly sampling 120 households from each neighborhood or village committee. This resulted in a total sample of 7200 households province-wide. One resident aged ≥15 years was randomly selected from each household for a face-to-face in-home interview. The present analysis utilized eligible questionnaires from individuals within the target age group 15-44 years.
resultsThe prevalence of secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure among surveyed non-smoking residents in Jilin Province was 59.16% (95% CI: 52.87-65.17). Awareness rates of specific SHS health risks were as follows: 76.16% (95% CI: 59.77-87.30) knew SHS causes lung cancer in adults; 61.95% (95% CI: 52.26-70.77) knew SHS causes lung diseases in children; and 49.21% (95% CI: 34.99- 63.56) knew SHS causes heart disease in adults. However, only 42.26% (95% CI: 32.60-52.56) were aware that SHS causes all three conditions (heart disease in adults, lung diseases in children, and lung cancer in adults). SHS exposure rates varied significantly by location: restaurants had the highest exposure rate (50.85%) , homes (37.72%), and public transport (5.01%).
conclusionsSHS exposure prevalence among residents aged 15-44 years in Jilin Province remained high, while comprehensive awareness of its associated health risks was relatively low. A discrepancy existed between possessing knowledge about SHS harms and translating that knowledge into protective behaviors or reduced exposure. Intervention efforts should focus on priority venues, intensify the dissemination of core knowledge on tobacco hazards, implement targeted health promotion activities for key populations, and foster supportive smoke-free environments.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.