PMID- 34531710
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20210918
IS  - 1617-9625 (Electronic)
IS  - 2070-7266 (Print)
IS  - 1617-9625 (Linking)
VI  - 19
DP  - 2021
TI  - Beliefs of parents in Kuwait about thirdhand smoke and its relation to home 
      smoking rules: A cross-sectional study.
PG  - 66
LID - 10.18332/tid/140090 [doi]
LID - 66
AB  - INTRODUCTION: Thirdhand smoke (THS) is the toxic residue of tobacco smoke that 
      persists long after tobacco smoking on the clothing and hair of smokers and in 
      the surrounding environment. This study aimed to assess parents' beliefs about 
      THS in terms of harm and persistence in the environment and evaluate associations 
      between parents' THS beliefs and home smoking rules. METHODS: A sample of parents 
      living in Kuwait were enrolled in a cross-sectional study. Parents reported home 
      smoking rules (strict, partial, and no, home smoking ban) and completed the 
      9-item Beliefs About ThirdHand Smoke (BATHS) scale that assessed parents' 
      overall, health, and persistence beliefs about THS. Associations between the 
      quartiles of THS overall, health, and persistence beliefs scores and home smoking 
      rules were evaluated using a modified Poisson regression, and adjusted prevalence 
      ratios (APR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were estimated. RESULTS: In total, 
      536 parents (404 females) were enrolled in the study, with 42.0% (n=225) and 
      43.6% (n=234) reporting a strict or partial home smoking ban, respectively. The 
      prevalence of a strict home smoking ban was higher among never smokers than among 
      ever smokers (49.1% vs 25.2%, p<0.001). The majority of participants indicated 
      that THS exposure harms the health of children (67.2%) and adults (60.6%) and THS 
      residue could remain for days in the environment (58.9%). The prevalence of a 
      strict home smoking ban increased as THS overall (APR(Q4 vs Q1) = 1.48; 95% CI: 
      1.12-1.96), health (APR(Q4 vs Q1) = 1.22; 1.02-1.45), and persistence (APR(Q4 vs 
      Q1) = 1.55; 1.17-2.05) beliefs scores increased. CONCLUSIONS: Parents' harm and 
      persistence beliefs about THS were associated with enforcing a strict home 
      smoking ban, which provides a safer environment for children and non-smokers. 
      Therefore, tobacco prevention programs need to incorporate educational messages 
      about the harm of THS in an attempt to promote smoke-free homes.
CI  - (c) 2021 Shehab K. and Ziyab A.H.
FAU - Shehab, Kawthar
AU  - Shehab K
AD  - Department of Community Medicine and Behavioral Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, 
      Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
FAU - Ziyab, Ali H
AU  - Ziyab AH
AD  - Department of Community Medicine and Behavioral Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, 
      Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20210830
PL  - Greece
TA  - Tob Induc Dis
JT  - Tobacco induced diseases
JID - 101201591
PMC - PMC8404267
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Kuwait
OT  - beliefs
OT  - home smoking ban
OT  - parents
OT  - thirdhand smoke
COIS- The authors have completed and submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of 
      Potential Conflicts of Interest and none was reported.
EDAT- 2021/09/18 06:00
MHDA- 2021/09/18 06:01
PMCR- 2021/08/30
CRDT- 2021/09/17 07:11
PHST- 2021/03/26 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2021/06/06 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2021/07/08 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2021/09/17 07:11 [entrez]
PHST- 2021/09/18 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2021/09/18 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2021/08/30 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 66 [pii]
AID - 10.18332/tid/140090 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Tob Induc Dis. 2021 Aug 30;19:66. doi: 10.18332/tid/140090. eCollection 2021.