Identifying the Best Questions for Rapid Screening of Secondhand Smoke Exposure Among Children.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Many children suffer from secondhand smoke exposure (SHSe), which leads to a variety of negative health consequences. However, there is no consensus on how clinicians can best query parents for possible SHSe among children. We employed a data-driven approach to create an efficient screening tool for clinicians to quickly and correctly identify children at risk for SHSe.

Methods

Survey data from mothers and biospecimens from children were ascertained from the Neurodevelopment and Improving Children's Health following Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure (NICHES) study. Included were mothers and their children whose saliva were assayed for cotinine (n = 351 pairs, mean child age = 5.6 years). Elastic net regression predicting SHSe, as indicated from cotinine conce

SUBMITTER: Ksinan AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8186417 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature