Thirdhand smoke beliefs and behaviors among families of primary school children in Shanghai.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

There are few reports on the beliefs about thirdhand smoke in Chinese families with primary school children. This study aims to understand the beliefs about thirdhand smoke among parents or grandparents of primary school children in Shanghai and to provide an evidence base to incorporate thirdhand smoke preventative action into tobacco control interventions.

Methods

We performed a cross-sectional survey among parents and grandparents of children aged 6-13 years in the Changjiang Road Primary School and recruited 843 participants to make assessments on the 'beliefs about thirdhand smoke' (BATHS) scale. Sociodemographic details including age, gender, marital status, education level, personal income and type of home ownership (new house, secondhand house with or wi

SUBMITTER: Xie Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7873816 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature