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Título: | Prevalence of environmental tobacco smoke exposure among Portuguese children at home and in the car |
Autor(es): | Samorinha, Catarina Araújo, Ana Carolina Machado, José Cunha Antunes, Henedina Becoña, Elisardo Vitória, Paulo Ravara, Sofia Belo Fernandez, Esteve Precioso, José |
Data: | 2012 |
Editora: | Springer |
Revista: | European Journal of Epidemiology |
Resumo(s): | BACKGROUND: Children’s exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) is associated with serious health problems, such as increased risk of acute lower airway infections, greater likelihood of recurrent respiratory infections, increased risk of ear infections induction and exacerbation of asthma and pulmonary emphysema. This exposure occurs mainly at home and in the car. OBJECTIVES: To describe the prevalence of Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) exposure among Portuguese children at home and in the car, by regions. METHODS: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in the 2010/2011 school year on a sample comprising 2,999 4th grade students aged 9.50 ± 0.68 years old (mean ± SD). Size sample is representative of this population and includes cities in the regions of Northern Portugal, Centre, Lisbon, Alentejo, Algarve, Madeira and Azores. Data on parental smoking habits at home and in the car was gathered through a self-report questionnaire filled out at school by children. RESULTS: In the total sample, 15.8 % [IC 95 %, 14.5–17.1 %] of children are daily exposed to ETS at home and 18.1 % [IC 95 %, 16.7–19.5 %] are occasionally exposed by at least one of the inhabitants. Among children who travel by car (n = 2,810), 4.4 % [IC 95 %, 4.1–5.7 %] state their parents smoke regularly and 24.3 % [IC 95 %, 22.7–25.9 %] they smoke occasionally at car. Analysing prevalence of ETS exposure at home by region, the highest prevalence of daily exposure is found in Lisboa (21.1 % [IC 95 %, 18.5–23.7], followed by Azores (15.3 % [IC 95 %, 9.5–21.1]) and the North (14.4 % [IC 95 %, 12.4–16.4]. The lowest prevalence of daily exposure is found in Centre (8.5 % [IC 95 %, 4.2–12.8]). The highest prevalence of daily ETS exposure in the car is found in Algarve (10.1 % [IC 95 %, 3.8–16.4]) and the lowest in the North (3.7 % [IC 95 %, 2.3–5.1] and in the Centre (3.7 % [IC 95 %, 0.2–7.2]). CONCLUSION: Children exposure to the ETS in Portugal is high. Parents and other inhabitants usually smoke at home and often in the car. These data indicate that preventive interventions in this field should constitute a priority for health education in schools and for health professionals. |
Tipo: | Artigo |
URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/1822/20339 |
ISSN: | 0393-2990 1573-7284 |
Arbitragem científica: | yes |
Acesso: | Acesso restrito UMinho |
Aparece nas coleções: | CIEd - Artigos em revistas científicas internacionais com arbitragem |
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