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Exposure To Secondhand Smoke And Nicotine Dependence, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli, Ellen J. Hahn, Steven R. Browning, Mary Kay Rayens
Exposure To Secondhand Smoke And Nicotine Dependence, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli, Ellen J. Hahn, Steven R. Browning, Mary Kay Rayens
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Background
- Nicotine dependence (ND) : “the smoking behavior accompanied by a reluctance to quit (Khurana, Batra, Patkar, & Leone, 2003).
- The US Public Health Service Clinical Practice Guideline ‘Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence’: A chronic condition that often requires repeated interventions (Office of the Surgeon General, 2000).
- Secondhand Smoke (SHS) is a potential source of exposure to high levels of nicotine. (Dimich-Ward, Gee, Brauer, Leung,1997)
- No current studies addressing the contribution of SHS to Nicotine Dependence (ND) or smoking behaviors
Hair Nicotine As A Biomarker For Exposure To Secondhand Smoke, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli, Ellen J. Hahn, Lynne A. Hall, Mary Kay Rayens
Hair Nicotine As A Biomarker For Exposure To Secondhand Smoke, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli, Ellen J. Hahn, Lynne A. Hall, Mary Kay Rayens
Nursing Presentations
Purpose
To assess the validity of hair nicotine as a biomarker of tobacco smoke exposure, particularly Secondhand Smoke (SHS), among a sample of bar and restaurant workers, using a self-reported questionnaire
Specific Aims
- To assess the ability of hair nicotine to distinguish between smoking status of participants
- Assess the convergent validity of hair nicotine as a measure of SHS exposure
- How well hair nicotine levels correlates to SHS items
- How well hair nicotine levels are representative of number of sources of SHS exposure