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Environmental tobacco smoke exposure at home and smoking prevalence in the general Portuguese population--the INAsma study
| dc.contributor.author | Pereira, AM | |
| dc.contributor.author | Morais-Almeida, M | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sá e Sousa, A | |
| dc.contributor.author | Jacinto, T | |
| dc.contributor.author | Azevedo, LF | |
| dc.contributor.author | Robalo-Cordeiro, C | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bugalho de Almeida, A | |
| dc.contributor.author | Fonseca, JA | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-04-23T14:25:28Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-04-23T14:25:28Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
| dc.description.abstract | BACKGROUND: We aimed to: 1) estimate the prevalence of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) at home in the Portuguese population; 2) estimate tobacco smoking prevalence in Portugal; 3) identify social and personal characteristics associated with smoking or exposure to ETS. METHODS: Nationwide, cross-sectional, population-based telephone survey. Overall, 6003 individuals completed the interview. ETS exposure at home was defined as exposure to at least one current smoker at home. A smoker was defined as someone with 15 years or older, smoking at least 1 cigarette per day during a year; a current smoker (CS) smoked in the last month. RESULTS: Exposure to ETS at home was reported by 26.6% (95%CI 25.5-27.7) of the participants. Living in households with ≥4 persons (OR=2.31; 95%CI[1.81-2.96]), being a current smoker (OR=7.29; 95%CI[5.74-9.26]) or having current asthma (OR=2.06; 95%CI[1.45-2.94]) were factors positively associated with ETS exposure. When analyzed by gender, the effect of current asthma was only relevant to females. Currently 19.0% (95%CI 18.0-20.0) of the Portuguese population smokes tobacco and 17.2% (95%CI 16.2-18.2) are ex-smokers. CS prevalence is higher in males than females (26.5%versus 12.2%, p<0,001). The odds of being a CS were higher for males, the more educated, and those exposed to ETS at home. When analyzed by gender, school education only affected females. CONCLUSION: Exposure to ETS at home was higher than previously reported. Children/adolescents and asthma patients may have a higher risk of exposure. This report endorses a decreasing trend in the prevalence of tobacco smoking in Portuguese males, but a tendency to increase in females. | por |
| dc.identifier.citation | Rev Port Pneumol. 2013;19(3):114-24. | por |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/6251 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | por |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | por |
| dc.subject | Air Pollution, Indoor | por |
| dc.subject | Smoking | por |
| dc.subject | Tobacco Smoke Pollution | por |
| dc.subject | Portugal | por |
| dc.subject | Poluição do Ar em Ambientes Fechados | por |
| dc.subject | Tabaco | por |
| dc.subject | Poluição por Fumo de Tabaco | por |
| dc.title | Environmental tobacco smoke exposure at home and smoking prevalence in the general Portuguese population--the INAsma study | por |
| dc.title.alternative | Prevalência da exposição ao fumo ambiental do tabaco em casa e do tabagismo na população Portuguesa – o estudo INAsma | por |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | por |
| rcaap.type | article | por |