Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure and Smoke-Free Rules in Homes among Socially-Disadvantaged Populations in Poland

Katarzyna Milcarz, Leokadia Bak-Romaniszyn and Dorota Kaleta
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Katarzyna Milcarz: Department of Tobacco Control, Preventive Medicine Department, Medical University of Lodz, 90-752 Lodz, Poland
Leokadia Bak-Romaniszyn: Department of Nutrition in Digestive Tract Diseases, Medical University of Lodz, 93-338 Lodz, Poland
Dorota Kaleta: Department of Tobacco Control, Preventive Medicine Department, Medical University of Lodz, 90-752 Lodz, Poland

IJERPH, 2017, vol. 14, issue 4, 1-17

Abstract: This study aims to examine the prevalence of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) in homes among socially-disadvantaged populations in Poland, along with the prevalence and correlates of voluntary implementation of smoke-free home rules. Data concerning 1617 respondents from a cross-sectional study completed in the Piotrkowski District were used, which was part of the “Reducing Social Inequalities in Health” program. Overall, 19.4% of the respondents declared exposure to ETS at home. In the non-smokers group, 15.5%, including 6.6% males and 18.3% females, were exposed to ETS in their place of residence ( p < 0.0001). Complete smoke-free rules were adopted by 22.1% of the study participants. Two factors, smoker status and lack of ETS-associated health risk awareness, were found to be significantly associated with no adoption of total smoking bans at home. Socially-disadvantaged non-smokers, especially females from rural areas in Poland, still constitute a large population exposed to ETS in their homes—a challenge from the perspective of public health. Focused efforts are required to address social norms around exposing others to ETS.

Keywords: tobacco control; environmental tobacco smoke; smoke-free home; low socioeconomic status population (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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