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Sociodemographic Characteristics and Secondhand Smoke Exposure among Women
Azam Baheiraei1, Faezeh Ghafoori2, Saharnaz Nedjat3
1Department of Reproductive Health, Center for Community-Based Participatory Research.
Background:
Exposure to secondhand cigarette smoke is an important health hazard. This study was designed to assess the sociodemographic risk factors related to women's exposure to secondhand smoke.
Materials And Methods:
A case-control analysis of data collected as part of a prospective cohort study was conducted. Participants were 340 female Tehran residents exposed to cigarette smoke. Women consented to participate in this study and completed a questionnaire containing socio-demographic characteristics, household characteristics and smoking status at home through a face-to-face interview. Factors related to women's exposure to secondhand smoke were assessed using the multivariate logistic regression model.
Results:
The final multivariate logistic regression model showed that lower levels of education (p = 0.002) and social class (p = 0.03) increase the risk of exposure to secondhand smoke in women.
Conclusion:
These results support the effect of women's educational level and social class on their exposure to secondhand smoke.
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