Smoke-free homes and smoking cessation and relapse in a longitudinal population of adults.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The present study reports on the prevalence of smoke-free homes, the characteristics of participants who adopted a smoke-free home policy, and the association between smoke-free homes and subsequent predictors of smoking cessation.

Methods

Data are reported on 4,963 individuals who originally participated in the Community Intervention Trial for Smoking Cessation between 1988 and 1993 and completed follow-up surveys in 2001 and 2005. The relationship between home smoking policy and smoking behavior was examined with a multivariate regression model.

Results

Among those who were smokers at the 2001 follow-up, the percentage reporting that no smoking was allowed in their home increased from 29% in 2001 to 38% in 2005. Smokers most likely to adopt smoke-free h

SUBMITTER: Hyland A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2722236 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature