Smoke free families project brief
Decreasing environmental tobacco smoke exposure among low income children: preliminary findings
Melbourne F Hovella, Joy M Zakariana, Georg E Mattb, C Richard Hofstettera, J Thomas Bernertc, James Pirklec
a Center for
Behavioral Epidemiology and Community Health, Graduate School of Public
Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, USA, b Department of Psychology, San Diego State
University, c Division of
Environmental Health Laboratory Sciences, NCEH, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention
Correspondence to: Mel Hovell, PhD, MPH, Center for Behavioral Epidemiology and Community Health, Graduate School of Public Health, SDSU, San Diego CA 92182, USA; hovell@mail.sdsu.edu
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Introduction |
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Estimates suggest that environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure may affect over 40% of children in the USA.1 ETS exposure is a known health risk, especially for young children.2-5 Previous studies have shown that reported ETS exposure can be reduced with counselling.6-8 However, no study has demonstrated reduced ETS exposure for low income and minority families, nor have beneficial effects been demonstrated by objective biological measures. Since low income and racial/ethnic minority populations may be at higher risk of exposure as well as at higher risk of inadequate medical/preventive services, testing means of reducing ETS exposure among these populations is critical from a public health and social justice perspective.9 10 The purpose of this trial was to test a revised in-person and telephone counselling program among low income, multiracial/ethnic families and to assess outcomes based on objective cotinine as well as parent reported exposure measures.
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Methods |
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Smoking mothers and their babies (n = 108 families)
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