Effectiveness of Smoke-Free Home-based Interventions in Reducing Second-Hand Smoke Exposure in Children and Adults: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure is a major health risk that causes thousands of deaths every year. Most countries have laws banning smoking in public places, but not in homes, where non-smoking children and women, are exposed to SHS. A comprehensive review on effectiveness of smoke free home interventions in reducing SHS is limited.

Objective

To evaluate the effectiveness of home-based interventions to reduce SHS exposure among non-smoking household members of any age group.

Methods

The following sources were searched for this systematic review: MEDLINE,  CINAHL, Scopus, Proquest, Embase, and Google scholar.

Interventions

Randomized controlled trials  that compared home-based interventions with usual or standard care intervention were included. Stud

SUBMITTER: Nawawi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12862415 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature