| Reduction of Secondhand Smoke Exposure Among Healthy Infants in Iran: Randomized Controlled Trial. | |
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PMID: 21504887 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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INTRODUCTION: The objective of this study was to assess whether counseling both mothers and fathers reduces their infants' exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS). METHODS: Participants were 130 nonsmoking children aged less than 1 year, exposed to their fathers' or mothers' smoking, and recruited from a health center in southern Tehran. Eligible families were randomly assigned to intervention or control group. Infant urine samples were collected, and parents were interviewed at baseline and at a 3-month follow-up in each of the 2 groups. Mothers of the intervention group were provided 3 counseling sessions, one of which was face to face and 2 of which were by telephone. Fathers were provided 3 counseling sessions by telephone. Parents were also given an educational pamphlet and a sticker depicting a smoke-free home. The control group received usual care. Changes in infant urinary cotinine levels, parental cigarette consumption in the presence of the child, and home- and car-smoking bans were assessed. RESULTS: The intervention was effective in reducing infant urinary cotinine levels (1-tailed p = .029). There was a greater decrease in the total daily cigarette consumption in the presence of the child in the intervention group compared with the control group, and the differences between the 2 groups were statistically significant (1-tailed p = .03). While the differences between home-smoking bans in the 2 groups were statistically significant (1-tailed p = .049), the differences between car-smoking bans did not reach significance. Conclusion: Counseling similar to that employed in other countries can reduce infant exposure to SHS, suggesting generalizability. |
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Azam Baheiraei; Roghieh Kharaghani; Afshin Mohsenifar; Anoshirvan Kazemnejad; Siamak Alikhani; Hooman Sharifi Milani; Ali Mota; Melbourne F Hovell |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-4-18 |
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Title: Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Volume: - ISSN: 1469-994X ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Apr |
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Created Date: 2011-4-20 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9815751 Medline TA: Nicotine Tob Res Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Corresponding Author: Azam Baheiraei, Ph.D., Tehran University of Medical Sciences, PO Box 15745-1453, Tehran, Iran. Telephone: 98-21-66943187; Fax: 98-21-66941668; E-mail: baheiraei@tums.ac.ir. |
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