Author/Authors :
Baheiraei، Azam نويسنده Department of Reproductive Health, Center for Community-Based Participatory Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , , Ghafoori، Faezeh نويسنده Department of Maternal and Child Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. , , Nedjat، Saharnaz نويسنده , , Rahimi Foroushani، Abbas نويسنده Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran ,
Abstract :
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.
