Increased knowledge of the effects of smoking and second-hand smoke encourages smoke-free homes.
Abstract
Objective: To establish the drivers for smoke-free homes among current daily smokers. Design: A cross-sectional study employing interviews (adults) and self-completed surveys (schoolchildren). Sample: Children aged 12 and 14 in schools in four cities in China, India, Mexico and England.Adults in the community. Measurements: Knowledge, attitude, beliefs and behaviour relevant to second-hand smoke in home. Intervention: None. Results: A total of 8994 adults and 14,756 children were surveyed. Knowledge of some of the effects of tobacco is high, but other effects are poorly understood in all cities.Citation
Fenton, B. et al. (2014) 'Increased knowledge of the effects of smoking and second-hand smoke encourages smoke-free homes', Journal of Research in Nursing, 19(5), pp. 373-387.Publisher
SageJournal
Journal of Research in NursingDOI
10.1177/1744987114525963Additional Links
http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1744987114525963Type
ArticleLanguage
enISSN
1744-98711744-988X
ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1177/1744987114525963