Prevalence of Home Smoking Bans and its Determinants in Families with Infants

• Main Authors: Azam Baheiraei, Morvarid Ghasab Shirazi, Ziba Raisi Dehkordi, Abbas Rahimi Froshani, Saharnaz Nejat
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2018-01-01
• Series: International Journal of Pediatrics
• Subjects: Environmental tobacco smoke; Home Smoking Ban; Infant
• Online Access: http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_9850_66accc6a606e3c744641d51c25b36f02.pdf

Background Exposure to cigarette smoke has numerous health risks for infants and children. Home smoking ban is a simple way to reduce the detrimental impacts of cigarette smoke. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of cigarette smoking bans in homes as well as associated factors in families with infants in Tehran, Iran. Materials and Methods This study was a population-based cross-sectional survey on 1,112 families with infants, selected through stratified-cluster sampling. In this study, a researcher made questionnaire including four parts: sociodemographic characteristics, smoking status, smoking restrictions, and parental awareness and belief, was completed. The multivariable logistic regression was used to investigate the relationship between smoking bans in homes and associated factors. Results Complete smoking ban in homes was 37.3%. In the multivariable logistic regression, cigarette smoking ban in homes was significantly higher for employed mothers (odds ratio [OR] = 3.03, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.2–7.2, P