Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 18, Issue 5 , Pages 228-235 , September 2004

Parents' attitudes to children's tobacco smoke exposure and how the issue is handled in health care

  • AnnaKarin Johansson, RN, MPH, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: AnnaKarin Johansson, Division of Paediatrics, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Linköping University, SE-58183 Linköping
    • AnnaKarin Johansson is Pediatrician, Division of Paediatrics, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
    • ,
  • Göran Hermansson, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Göran Hermansson is Lecturer, Central Unit of Child Health Care, County of Östergötland, Sweden.
    • ,
  • Johnny Ludvigsson, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Johnny Ludvigsson is Professor, Division of Paediatrics, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.

References 

    References
  1. Arborelius E, Bremberg S. Child health-centre-based promotion of a tobacco-free environment—a Swedish case study. Health Promotion International. 2001;6:245–254
  2. Ashley MJ, Cohen J, Ferrence R, Bull S, Bondy S, Poland B, et al.  Smoking in the home: Changing attitudes and current practices. American Journal of Public Health. 1998;88:797–800
  3. Borland R, Mullins R, Trotter L, White V. Trends in environmental tobacco smoke restriction in the home in Victoria, Australia. Tobacco Control. 1999;8:266–271
  4. Crone MR, Sijmen AR, Burgmeijer RJF, Hirasing RA. Factors that influence passive smoking in infancy: A study among mothers of newborn babies in the Netherlands. Preventive Medicine. 2001;32:209–217
  5. DiFranza JR, Lew RA. Morbidity and mortality in children associated with the use of tobacco products by other people. Pediatrics. 1996;97:560–568
  6. Emmons KM, Hammond SK, Fava JL, Velicer WF, Evans JL, Monroe AD. A randomized trial to reduce passive smoke exposure in low-income households with young children. Pediatrics. 2001;108:18–24
  7. Green E, Courage C, Rushton L. Reducing domestic exposure to environmental tobacco smoke: A review of attitudes and behaviors. JR Social Health. 2003;123:46–51
  8. Helgason AR, Lund KE. Environmental tobacco smoke exposure of young children—attitudes and health-risk awareness in the Nordic countries. Nicotine and Tobacco Research. 2001;3:341–345
  9. Hirayama T. Cancer mortality in nonsmoking women with smoking husbands based on a large-scale cohort study in Japan. Prevention Medicine. 1984;13:680–690
  10. International Agency for Research on Cancer. (2002). IARC Monographs Programme on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans 83. http://www.iarc.fr.
  11. Jaakkola JJK, Jaakkola MS. Effects of environmental tobacco smoke on the respiratory health of children. Scandinavian Journal of Work Environmental Health. 2002;28(suppl 2):71–83
  12. Jackson C, Dickinson D. Can parents who smoke socialise their children against smoking? Results from the Smoke-free Kids intervention trial. Tobacco Control. 2003;12:52–59
  13. Johansson AK, Hermansson G, Halling A. Indoor and outdoor smoking. Impact on children's health. European Journal of Public Health. 2003;13:61–66
  14. Johansson AK, Hermansson G, Ludvigsson J. When does exposure of children to tobacco smoke become child abuse? [letter]. Lancet. 2003;361:1828
  15. Johansson AK, Halling A, LinQuest Study Group . Does having children affect adult smoking and behaviour at home?. Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2003;1:175–183
  16. Johansson AK, Hermansson G, Ludvigsson J. How should parents protect their children from ETS exposure in the home?. Pediatrics. 2004;113:e291–e295
  17. Kurtz ME, Kurtz JC, Contreras D, Booth C. Knowledge and attitudes of economically disadvantaged women regarding exposure to environmental tobacco smoke. A Michigan, USA study. European Journal of Public Health. 2003;13:171–176
  18. Ludvigsson J, Ludvigsson M, Sepa A. Screening for prediabetes in the general child population: Maternal attitude to participation. Pediatric Diabetes. 2001;2:170–174
  19. Marton F. Phenomenography—describing conceptions of the world around us. Instructional Science. 1981;10:177–200
  20. Nyborg K, Rege M. On social norms: The evolution of considerate smoking behaviour. Journal of Economic Behaviour & Organization. 2003;52:323–340
  21. SPSS. (2003). Version 11.5 for Windows. Chicago: SPSS Inc.
  22. Tanski SE, Klein JD, Winickoff JP, Auinger P, Witzman M. Tobacco counselling at well-child and tobacco-influenced illness visits: Opportunities for improvement. Pediatrics. 2003;111:162–167
  23. World Health Organization. (1999). International Consultation on Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) and Child Health Consultation Report 1999. Geneva: World Health Organization.
  24. World Health Organization. (2002). The European Report on Tobacco Control Policy. WHO European Ministeral Conference for a Tobacco-free Europe. Warsaw: World Health Organization.

PII: S0891-5245(04)00072-0

doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2004.03.006

Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 18, Issue 5 , Pages 228-235 , September 2004

Article Tools