Tobacco in hotels: A study of smoke exposure and resident risk.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Extended-stay hotels (ESH) are a reliable and accessible housing option for low-income, minoritized renters, who are disproportionately exposed to secondhand and thirdhand cigarette smoke (SHS and THS). This study explores ESH residents' perceptions of their SHS and THS exposure, harms related to this exposure, their willingness to mitigate these harms, and the contextual factors associated with smoking in hotels.

Methods

Eighty ESH renters from the metropolitan Atlanta region were recruited to complete a survey about the perceived harm and persistence of tobacco smoke, exposure experiences, knowledge, attitudes, self-efficacy, and intentions to protect oneself. Eleven of these participants completed semi-structured interviews, during which they discussed their da

SUBMITTER: Lewinson T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11437544 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature