COmmunities Facilitating incREasing Smoke-free Homes (CO-FRESH): co-developing a toolkit with local stakeholders in Indonesia and Malaysia.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke generates a considerable health burden globally. In South-East Asia, most of that burden falls on women and children who are exposed to secondhand smoke (SHS) from male smoking in their home. Interventions to encourage smoke-free homes have tended to target people who smoke individually or within their family unit, although some evidence suggests a community-wide approach holds promise. The aim of this study was to codevelop a toolkit to increase the uptake of smoke-free homes within small village/town communities in Indonesia and Malaysia.

Methods

During 2022/3, the CO-FRESH (COmmunities Facilitating incREasing Smoke-free Homes) study engaged with local community members in three villages in central Malaysia and one subdistr

SUBMITTER: O'Donnell R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12506144 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature