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Article: Comprehensive smoke-free legislation and displacement of smoking into the homes of young children in Hong Kong

TitleComprehensive smoke-free legislation and displacement of smoking into the homes of young children in Hong Kong
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Issue Date2010
PublisherB M J Publishing Group. The Journal's web site is located at http://tc.bmjjournals.com/
Citation
Tobacco Control, 2010, v. 19 n. 2, p. 129-133 How to Cite?
AbstractObjective: To investigate the effect of comprehensive smoke-free legislation in 2007 on the exposure of children to secondhand smoke (SHS) in Hong Kong. Methods: Two cross-sectional questionnaire surveys were conducted, before (2006) and after (2008) the implementation of smoke-free legislation, among primary 2e4 students (equivalent to US grades 2-4) from 19 and 24 randomly selected schools, respectively. Adjusted ORs for SHS exposure at home and outside home postlegislation compared with pre-legislation were calculated. The strength of the association between SHS exposure and respiratory symptoms in each survey was used as an indirect indicator of the intensity of exposure. Results: Among 3243 and 4965 never smoking students in the 2006 and 2008 surveys, the prevalence of SHS exposure in the past 7 days increased both at home (from 10.2% to 14.1%) and outside home (from 19.8% to 27.2%). Post-legislation, students were 56% more likely (p<0.01) to report SHS exposure at home coupled with an insignificantly stronger association between SHS exposure and respiratory symptoms. Similarly, students were 60% more likely (p<0.001) to report SHS exposure outside home in 2008, but the association between SHS exposure and respiratory symptoms became insignificantly weaker. Parental smoking rates were similar before and after legislation. Conclusions: The prevalence of exposure to SHS at home and outside home have both increased among primary school students in Hong Kong post-legislation. Comprehensive smoke-free legislation without strong support for smoking cessation might have displaced smoking into the homes of young children.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/141781
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2023 Impact Factor: 4.0
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.654
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Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health
Funding Information:

We thank the Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health for funding support.

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dc.contributor.authorHo, SYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWang, MPen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLo, WSen_HK
dc.contributor.authorMak, KKen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLai, HKen_HK
dc.contributor.authorThomas, GNen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLam, THen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2011-09-27T03:01:16Z-
dc.date.available2011-09-27T03:01:16Z-
dc.date.issued2010en_HK
dc.identifier.citationTobacco Control, 2010, v. 19 n. 2, p. 129-133en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0964-4563en_HK
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dc.description.abstractObjective: To investigate the effect of comprehensive smoke-free legislation in 2007 on the exposure of children to secondhand smoke (SHS) in Hong Kong. Methods: Two cross-sectional questionnaire surveys were conducted, before (2006) and after (2008) the implementation of smoke-free legislation, among primary 2e4 students (equivalent to US grades 2-4) from 19 and 24 randomly selected schools, respectively. Adjusted ORs for SHS exposure at home and outside home postlegislation compared with pre-legislation were calculated. The strength of the association between SHS exposure and respiratory symptoms in each survey was used as an indirect indicator of the intensity of exposure. Results: Among 3243 and 4965 never smoking students in the 2006 and 2008 surveys, the prevalence of SHS exposure in the past 7 days increased both at home (from 10.2% to 14.1%) and outside home (from 19.8% to 27.2%). Post-legislation, students were 56% more likely (p<0.01) to report SHS exposure at home coupled with an insignificantly stronger association between SHS exposure and respiratory symptoms. Similarly, students were 60% more likely (p<0.001) to report SHS exposure outside home in 2008, but the association between SHS exposure and respiratory symptoms became insignificantly weaker. Parental smoking rates were similar before and after legislation. Conclusions: The prevalence of exposure to SHS at home and outside home have both increased among primary school students in Hong Kong post-legislation. Comprehensive smoke-free legislation without strong support for smoking cessation might have displaced smoking into the homes of young children.en_HK
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dc.rightsTobacco Control. Copyright © B M J Publishing Group.-
dc.titleComprehensive smoke-free legislation and displacement of smoking into the homes of young children in Hong Kongen_HK
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dc.identifier.emailHo, SY:syho@hku.hken_HK
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