Parental perceptions of children's exposure to tobacco smoke: development and validation of a new measure.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It is estimated that around 40% of children worldwide are exposed to tobacco smoke, largely by their parents. Discrepancies between biochemical measures of exposure and parental report imply that parents may be under-reporting children's exposure. Previous research has shown that there may be a fundamental misunderstanding among smoking parents as to what exactly exposure is and in what circumstances it occurs.

Methods

We aimed to develop and validate a measure to assess parental perceptions of exposure (PPE) regarding child tobacco smoke exposure (TSE). A model was developed based on a qualitative study of smoking parents and a questionnaire constructed using pictures and vignettes to assess parental rating of children's exposure in hypothetical situations. The q

SUBMITTER: Myers V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6102809 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature