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Department of Reproductive Health, Center for Community-Based Participatory Research,
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Department of Maternal and Child Health,
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School of Public Health, Knowledge Utilization Research Center,
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Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
Background: Exposure to secondhand cigarette smoke is an important health hazard. This study was designed to assess the sociodemographic risk factors related to women’s exposure to secondhand smoke. Materials and Methods: A case-control analysis of data collected as part of a prospective cohort study was conducted. Participants were 340 female Tehran residents exposed to cigarette smoke. Women consented to participate in this study and completed a questionnaire containing socio-demographic characteristics, household characteristics and smoking status at home through a face-to-face interview. Factors related to women’s exposure to secondhand smoke were assessed using the multivariate logistic regression model. Results: The final multivariate logistic regression model showed that lower levels of education (p=0.002) and social class (p=0.03) increase the risk of exposure to secondhand smoke in women. Conclusion: These results support the effect of women’s educational level and social class on their exposure to secondhand smoke.
Baheiraei,A. , Ghafoori,F. , Nedjat,S. and Foroushani,A. R. (2013). Sociodemographic Characteristics and Secondhand Smoke Exposure among Women. TANAFFOS (Respiration), 12(2), 41-47.
MLA
Baheiraei,A. , , Ghafoori,F. , , Nedjat,S. , and Foroushani,A. R. . "Sociodemographic Characteristics and Secondhand Smoke Exposure among Women", TANAFFOS (Respiration), 12, 2, 2013, 41-47.
HARVARD
Baheiraei A., Ghafoori F., Nedjat S., Foroushani A. R. (2013). 'Sociodemographic Characteristics and Secondhand Smoke Exposure among Women', TANAFFOS (Respiration), 12(2), pp. 41-47.
CHICAGO
A. Baheiraei, F. Ghafoori, S. Nedjat and A. R. Foroushani, "Sociodemographic Characteristics and Secondhand Smoke Exposure among Women," TANAFFOS (Respiration), 12 2 (2013): 41-47,
VANCOUVER
Baheiraei A., Ghafoori F., Nedjat S., Foroushani A. R. Sociodemographic Characteristics and Secondhand Smoke Exposure among Women. TANAFFOS (Respiration), 2013; 12(2): 41-47.