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Correlates Of In-Home Smoking Behavior Of Parents With Newborns, James Kyung Jo
Correlates Of In-Home Smoking Behavior Of Parents With Newborns, James Kyung Jo
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Secondhand smoke has been shown to have adverse health effects on young children. It is associated with various health effects such as respiratory infections, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), and asthma. Because of the dangers secondhand smoke poses to young children, there is a need for educating parents about the dangers of secondhand smoke as well as determining factors associated with secondhand smoke exposure among children. Understanding these factors may be first step toward developing strategies to reduce ETS exposure.
The study examined correlates of in-home smoking behavior of parents with newborns by analyzing 657 respondents who filled out the …