Provider Counseling About Secondhand Smoke Exposure for Urban Children With Persistent or Poorly Controlled Asthma.

ABSTRACT: Urban children continue to be exposed to secondhand smoke (SHS), and this is particularly concerning for children with asthma. The objective of this study is to describe SHS exposure among urban children with asthma and assess SHS counseling delivered at primary care visits. We interviewed caregivers of 318 children (2-12 years) with persistent asthma at the time of a health care visit and reviewed medical records. We found that one third (32%) of children lived with a caregiver who smoked and that 15% lived with other smokers. Children whose caregivers smoked had the lowest prevalence of home smoking bans compared with homes with other smokers and no smokers (65% vs. 72% vs. 95%, respectively). Overall, 67% of caregivers received some SHS counseling. Providers most often counseled caregiv

SUBMITTER: Fagnano M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6341479 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov - Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature