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Reducing domestic exposure to environmental tobacco smoke: a review of attitudes and behaviours

E Green

MRC Institute for Environment and Health, University of Leicester, 94 Regent Road, Leicester LE1 7DD, England

C Courage

MRC Institute for Environment and Health, University of Leicester, 94 Regent Road, Leicester LE1 7DD, England, cc10{at}le.ac.uk

L Rushton

MRC Institute for Environment and Health, University of Leicester, 94 Regent Road, Leicester LE1 7DD, England

This paper reviews research on attitudes and behaviours towards environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), with a special focus on child health and the indoor environment. Research needs and ways forward to encourage reductions in domestic ETS levels are discussed.

Published material was identified through online literature searches (Medline, Toxline, Cancerlit, Biosis, Embase, Enviroline, Sociological Abstracts, Social Science Citation Index, Academic Index and Psychinfo). The literature search strategy employed search terms such as "passive smoking" or "environmental tobacco smoke" with "attitude" or "awareness" and other synonyms. Additional publications were identified by citation chasing and expert advice. Focusing on the UK, studies that provided survey-derived data about attitudes and behaviours in relation to ETS exposure in the indoor environment were selected for review. Published studies from other countries were also included when they provided information pertinent to this review.

Most people are aware of the health risks associated with ETS exposure, and there is a high level of support for smoking restrictions in public places to protect non-smokers from ETS. However, although there is concern among both non-smoking and smoking parents about children and second-hand smoke, many people allow children to be exposed to ETS in the home. The review suggests that traditional health promotion campaigns have had only limited success in encouraging ETS risk reduction measures in the home. Because ETS is a public health priority, particularly in relation to child health, the barriers to the uptake of such measures need to be explored in detail to inform the future promotion of reductions in domestic levels of ETS.

Key Words: Child health • environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) • indoor environment • risk reduction

The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health, Vol. 123, No. 1, 46-51 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/146642400312300115
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