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Prevalence of secondhand smoke exposure in asthmatic children at home and in the car: A cross-sectional study

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dc.contributor.authorAntunes, H
dc.contributor.authorPrecioso, J
dc.contributor.authorAraújo, AC
dc.contributor.authorMachado, JC
dc.contributor.authorSamorinha, C
dc.contributor.authorRocha, V
dc.contributor.authorGaspar, Â
dc.contributor.authorBecoña, E
dc.contributor.authorBelo-Ravara, S
dc.contributor.authorVitória, P
dc.contributor.authorRosas, M
dc.contributor.authorFernandez, E
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-07T21:13:16Z
dc.date.available2016-07-07T21:13:16Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE: To compare secondhand smoke exposure (SHSe) prevalence at home and inside the car between asthmatic and non-asthmatic Portuguese children. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study that assessed children's SHSe in a representative sample of nine Portuguese cities. A validated self-reported questionnaire was administered to a random sample of 4th grade students during the school year of 2010/2011. The asthma prevalence was defined by the answers to three questions regarding asthma symptoms, medication and inhaler use. We performed chi-square tests and analysed frequencies, contingency tables, confidence intervals, and odd-ratios. RESULTS: The self-reported questionnaire was administered to 3187 students. Asthma prevalence was 14.8% (472 students). Results showed that 32.3% of non-asthmatic children and 32.4% of asthmatic children were exposed to secondhand smoke as at least one of their household members smoked at home. The prevalence of parental smoking, smoking among fathers and smoking among mothers at home was also similar in both groups (asthmatic and non-asthmatic children). SHSe inside the car was 18.6% among non-asthmatic children and 17.9% among asthmatic children. CONCLUSIONS: Asthmatic and non-asthmatic children were equally exposed to secondhand smoke, because no significant differences were found between the two groups concerning the prevalence of SHSe at home and inside the car. These findings highlight the need to include SHSe brief advice in paediatric asthma management.pt_PT
dc.identifier.citationRev Port Pneumol (2006). 2016 Jul-Aug;22(4):190-5.pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.rppnen.2015.12.009pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/14247
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.relationResearch Centre on Child Studies
dc.subjectAsmapt_PT
dc.subjectCriançapt_PT
dc.subjectPoluição pelo Fumo do Tabacopt_PT
dc.subjectAsthmapt_PT
dc.subjectChildpt_PT
dc.titlePrevalence of secondhand smoke exposure in asthmatic children at home and in the car: A cross-sectional studypt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.awardTitleResearch Centre on Child Studies
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UID%2FCED%2F00317%2F2013/PT
oaire.citation.endPage195pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue4pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage190-5pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleRevista portuguesa de pneumologiapt_PT
oaire.citation.volume22pt_PT
oaire.fundingStream6817 - DCRRNI ID
project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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