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The Relationship Between Secondhand Tobacco Smoke (Shs) Exposure And Smoking Behaviours: Designing A Program Of Research, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli
The Relationship Between Secondhand Tobacco Smoke (Shs) Exposure And Smoking Behaviours: Designing A Program Of Research, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli
Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli
Overview
- Background and Significance
- Study 1: Literature Review Study
- Study 2: SHS Exposure, Nicotine Dependence, and Smoking Cessation
- Study 3: Hair Nicotine as a Measure of SHS Exposure
- Study 4: Effects of Nicotine Exposure from SHS Among Bar and Restaurant Workers
- Study 5: Nicotine Dependence Symptoms among Young Never-Smokers Exposed to SHS
- Study 6: An Examination of the Relationship between Adolescents’ Initial Smoking Experience and their Exposure to Peer and Family Member Smoking
Conclusions and Future Directions
Smoking And Secondhand Tobacco Smoke Exposure: Prevalence, Prevention, Protection, And Treatment, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli
Smoking And Secondhand Tobacco Smoke Exposure: Prevalence, Prevention, Protection, And Treatment, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli
Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli
Prevalence and Disease Burden of Smoking
Strategies for Prevention and Protection
Approaches to Tobacco Dependence Treatment
Example of a Smoking Cessation Program
Assessing Secondhand Tobacco Smoke Exposure Among Persons With Severe And Persistent Mental Illness, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli, Joy L. Johnson, Leslie Malchy
Assessing Secondhand Tobacco Smoke Exposure Among Persons With Severe And Persistent Mental Illness, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli, Joy L. Johnson, Leslie Malchy
Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli
Background
• Secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) exposure increases the risk for cancer, respiratory illness, and cardiovascular disease.
• Individuals with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI) have a higher smoking prevalence than the general population, placing them at increased risk for related morbidity and mortality.
• Given the higher smoking prevalence in this population, the risk for SHS exposure among smokers and nonsmokers with SPMI should be an issue of concern. Yet, SHS exposure in this population is understudied.
• The purpose of our study was to examine the correlates of SHS exposure in this population. Our specific aims were …
Effects Of Smoke-Free Laws On Indoor Air Pollution, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli, Ellen J. Hahn, Kiyoung Lee
Effects Of Smoke-Free Laws On Indoor Air Pollution, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli, Ellen J. Hahn, Kiyoung Lee
Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli
Purpose:
To assess the impact of smoke-free laws on indoor air quality by monitoring particulate matter smaller than 2.5μm (PM 2.5) under both smoking and nonsmoking conditions in Kentucky, USA
Background:
• In April 2004, Lexington, Kentucky implemented the first comprehensive smoke-free ordinance in the state
• Tobacco smoke substantially contributes to indoor particle concentration in hospitality venues and can be greatly reduced by smoke-free laws.
Methods:
• Descriptive, prospective study of hospitality venues in Lexington (n = 10) and Louisville (n = 10)
• Pre-law in Lexington: Friday and Saturday, September 2003, 7:30 PM-12:30 AM
• Post-law and in …
Behavioural Effects Of Nicotine Exposure From Secondhand Smoke Among Bar And Restaurant Workers, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli, Ellen J. Hahn, Mary Kay Rayens
Behavioural Effects Of Nicotine Exposure From Secondhand Smoke Among Bar And Restaurant Workers, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli, Ellen J. Hahn, Mary Kay Rayens
Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli
Introduction
• Besides the adverse physical health effects of secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) exposure, not much is known about its behavioural outcomes.
• SHS exposure is a source of involuntary nicotine exposure with potential behavioural consequences in smokers and nonsmokers alike.
• Hospitality workers are a population at high risk for health problems related to occupational SHS exposure.
• This study explores self-reported behavioural symptoms commonly associated with nicotine withdrawal among smoking and nonsmoking bar and restaurant workers exposed to SHS.
Methods • This is a cross-sectional analysis of existing data obtained from a larger study examining the effect of …