PMID- 23669213
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20140701
LR  - 20211021
IS  - 1465-3648 (Electronic)
IS  - 0268-1153 (Print)
IS  - 0268-1153 (Linking)
VI  - 28
IP  - 5
DP  - 2013 Oct
TI  - Third-hand smoke as a potential intervention message for promoting smoke-free 
      homes in low-income communities.
PG  - 923-30
LID - 10.1093/her/cyt056 [doi]
AB  - Third-hand smoke (THS) is the residual tobacco smoke contaminant that remains 
      after a cigarette is extinguished. It can react with the indoor air pollutant 
      nitrous acid to produce a carcinogen. Understanding perceptions of THS is 
      critical, as it may inform the development of messages for promoting smoke-free 
      homes. Six focus groups, of smokers and non-smokers, with 39 participants were 
      conducted. Participants were asked whether they knew about THS and its harmful 
      effects and whether it would motivate people to make their homes smoke free. They 
      also answered questions about THS beliefs. Participants were mostly 
      African-American, female and high-school graduate or General Educational 
      Development (GED) recipients. Most of the participants had not heard about it and 
      did not know what THS was. When asked about the dangers of THS, some participants 
      made references to children indicating that they can easily inhale or ingest the 
      residue leading to harmful effects. Almost all of the participants stated that 
      they thought being educated about THS would motivate people to make their homes 
      smoke free. There is a need for more scientific understanding of the potential 
      dangers of THS and subsequent education about its exposure and harm to children 
      and possibly adults.
FAU - Escoffery, Cam
AU  - Escoffery C
AD  - Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Emory University Rollins 
      School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
FAU - Bundy, Lucja
AU  - Bundy L
FAU - Carvalho, Michelle
AU  - Carvalho M
FAU - Yembra, Debbie
AU  - Yembra D
FAU - Haardorfer, Regine
AU  - Haardorfer R
FAU - Berg, Carla
AU  - Berg C
FAU - Kegler, Michelle C
AU  - Kegler MC
LA  - eng
GR  - U01 CA154282/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States
GR  - U01CA154282/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States
GR  - 5U48DP001909/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PT  - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
DEP - 20130513
PL  - England
TA  - Health Educ Res
JT  - Health education research
JID - 8608459
RN  - 0 (Tobacco Smoke Pollution)
MH  - Adult
MH  - Air Pollution, Indoor/*prevention & control
MH  - Female
MH  - Focus Groups
MH  - *Health Promotion
MH  - *Housing
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - *Persuasive Communication
MH  - *Poverty Areas
MH  - Tobacco Smoke Pollution/*prevention & control
MH  - United States
PMC - PMC3772331
EDAT- 2013/05/15 06:00
MHDA- 2014/07/02 06:00
PMCR- 2014/10/01
CRDT- 2013/05/15 06:00
PHST- 2013/05/15 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2013/05/15 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2014/07/02 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2014/10/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - cyt056 [pii]
AID - 10.1093/her/cyt056 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Health Educ Res. 2013 Oct;28(5):923-30. doi: 10.1093/her/cyt056. Epub 2013 May 
      13.