Residential secondhand smoke in a densely populated urban setting: a qualitative exploration of psychosocial impacts, views and experiences.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People remain exposed to secondhand smoke, a serious health hazard, inside their home as households face challenges in setting no-smoking rules or are exposed to secondhand smoke drifting in from neighbouring homes. This study explores the psychosocial impacts, views, and experiences with residential secondhand smoke in a densely populated urban setting.  METHODS: In-depth online or face to face interviews with 18 key informants who had been involved in public discourse, policy, advocacy or handling complaints related to residential secondhand smoke, 14 smokers, and 16 non-smokers exposed to secondhand smoke inside their home. All participants were residents of Singapore, a densely populated, multi-ethnic city-state. Interview transcripts were coded in NVivo using a dedu

SUBMITTER: Tan GPP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9187883 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature