PMID- 37193454
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20230519
IS  - 2168-8184 (Print)
IS  - 2168-8184 (Electronic)
IS  - 2168-8184 (Linking)
VI  - 15
IP  - 4
DP  - 2023 Apr
TI  - Alarming Trend in Under-Five Indian Children's Exposure to Indoor Tobacco Smoke.
PG  - e37571
LID - 10.7759/cureus.37571 [doi]
LID - e37571
AB  - BACKGROUND AND AIM: Children who are exposed to tobacco smoke (ETS) are at risk 
      for a variety of health issues. There are enough legislative provisions in Indian 
      law to safeguard children from ETS in outdoor settings, but no such specific 
      rules exist to shield them from exposure indoors. This study aimed to examine the 
      trend in under-five children's exposure to indoor tobacco smoke over the course 
      of a decade (from 2005 to 2016) in India. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Data from the 
      National Family and Health Survey (NFHS) for the years 2005-2006 (NFHS-3) and 
      2015-2016 (NFHS-4) on under-five children have been taken into consideration in 
      cross-sectional analyses of the Demographic and Health Survey on India. Based on 
      different sociodemographic factors, the propensity of indoor ETS among Indian 
      children has been estimated and compared using both bivariate and multivariate 
      logistic regression models. RESULTS: The prevalence of indoor ETS among Indian 
      children under the age of five has greatly risen over the past decade, rising 
      from 4.12% to 52.70%. According to the findings, there has been a noticeable 
      increase in every group of kids, regardless of their age, place of residence, 
      geographic location, socioeconomic status, and literacy level of their mothers. 
      CONCLUSION: In India, the incidence of indoor ETS among children under five has 
      risen by 13 times in the last 10 years, endangering the country. As a result, the 
      Indian government must prepare to take legislative action to safeguard children 
      by passing laws that forbid smoking inside.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2023, Verma et al.
FAU - Verma, Bhupendra K
AU  - Verma BK
AD  - Law, Bimal Chandra College of Law, Murshidabad, IND.
FAU - Verma, Mamta
AU  - Verma M
AD  - Law, Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol, IND.
FAU - Mondal, Mukul
AU  - Mondal M
AD  - Law, Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol, IND.
FAU - Dubey, Dharmendra K
AU  - Dubey DK
AD  - Biostatistics, School of Allied Health Sciences (SAHS) Sharda Hospital, Sharda 
      University, Greater Noida, IND.
FAU - Nath, Dilip C
AU  - Nath DC
AD  - Applied and Pure Sciences, School of Applied and Pure Sciences, Royal Global 
      University, Guwahati, IND.
FAU - Verma, Vivek
AU  - Verma V
AD  - Statistics, Assam University, Silchar, IND.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20230414
PL  - United States
TA  - Cureus
JT  - Cureus
JID - 101596737
PMC - PMC10183212
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - exposed to tobacco smoke
OT  - indian constitution
OT  - logistic regression
OT  - passive smoking
OT  - tobacco smoke
COIS- The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
EDAT- 2023/05/17 01:07
MHDA- 2023/05/17 01:08
PMCR- 2023/04/14
CRDT- 2023/05/16 21:24
PHST- 2023/04/14 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2023/05/17 01:08 [medline]
PHST- 2023/05/17 01:07 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/05/16 21:24 [entrez]
PHST- 2023/04/14 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.7759/cureus.37571 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Cureus. 2023 Apr 14;15(4):e37571. doi: 10.7759/cureus.37571. eCollection 2023 
      Apr.