Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Maternal Action to Protect Children from Secondhand Smoke: Pre- and Post-Smokefree Legislation in Hong Kong

Sophia Siu Chee Chan, Yee Tak Derek Cheung, Doris Yin Ping Leung, Yim Wah Mak, Gabriel M Leung and Tai Hing Lam

PLOS ONE, 2014, vol. 9, issue 8, 1-9

Abstract: Background: Smokefree legislation may protect children from secondhand smoke (SHS) in the home from smoking parent(s). We examined the effect of the 2007 smokefree legislation on children’s exposure to SHS in the home and maternal action to protect children from SHS exposure in Hong Kong. Methods: Families with a smoking father and a non-smoking mother were recruited from public clinics before (2005–2006, n = 333) and after the legislation (2007–2008, n = 742) which led to a major extension of smokefree places in Hong Kong. Main outcomes included children’s SHS exposure in the home, nicotine level in mothers’ and children’s hair and home environment, mothers’ action to protect children from SHS, and their support to the fathers to quit. Results: Fewer mothers post-legislation reported children’s SHS exposure in the home (87.2% versus 29.3%, p

Date: 2014
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