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Household environmental tobacco smoke and risks of asthma, wheeze and bronchitic symptoms among children in Taiwan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although studies show that maternal smoking during pregnancy increases the risks of respiratory outcomes in childhood, evidence concerning the effects of household environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure remains inconsistent.

Methods

We conducted a population-based study comprised of 5,019 seventh and eighth-grade children in 14 Taiwanese communities. Questionnaire responses by parents were used to ascertain children's exposure and disease status. Logistic regression models were fitted to estimate the effects of ETS exposures on the prevalence of asthma, wheeze, and bronchitic symptoms.

Results

The lifetime prevalence of wheeze was 11.6% and physician-diagnosed asthma was 7.5% in our population. After adjustment for potential confounders, in utero exposure showed the strongest effect on all respiratory outcomes. Current household ETS exposure was significantly associated with increased prevalence of active asthma, ever wheeze, wheeze with nighttime awakening, and bronchitis. Maternal smoking was associated with the increased prevalence of a wide range of wheeze subcategories, serious asthma, and chronic cough, but paternal smoking had no significant effects. Although maternal smoking alone and paternal smoking alone were not independently associated with respiratory outcomes, joint exposure appeared to increase the effects. Furthermore, joint exposure to parental smoking showed a significant effect on early-onset asthma (OR, 2.01; 95% CI, 1.00-4.02), but did not show a significant effect on late-onset asthma (OR, 1.17; 95% CI, 0.36-3.87).

Conclusion

We concluded that prenatal and household ETS exposure had significant adverse effects on respiratory health in Taiwanese children.

SUBMITTER: Tsai CH

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2828425 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Household environmental tobacco smoke and risks of asthma, wheeze and bronchitic symptoms among children in Taiwan.

Tsai Ching-Hui CH Huang Jiun-Hau JH Hwang Bing-Fang BF Lee Yungling L YL

Respiratory research 20100129

<h4>Background</h4>Although studies show that maternal smoking during pregnancy increases the risks of respiratory outcomes in childhood, evidence concerning the effects of household environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure remains inconsistent.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a population-based study comprised of 5,019 seventh and eighth-grade children in 14 Taiwanese communities. Questionnaire responses by parents were used to ascertain children's exposure and disease status. Logistic regression ...[more]

PMID: 20113468

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Project description:INTRODUCTION:Young children are especially vulnerable to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure. This study was carried out to determine whether household ETS exposure was associated with respiratory symptoms and medical service utilisation among Hong Kong healthy children in their first eighteen months of age. METHODS:A secondary analysis was done on the data obtained from our previous cross-sectional territory-wide pneumococcal carriage surveillance study in Hong Kong in 2013-2014. All measures were reported by caregivers. Univariable and multivariable analyses were performed to examine the associations between ETS exposure and outcome measures. Covariates included children's sex, age, body mass index z score, history of breastfeeding, gestational age at birth, birthweight, maternal age, living region, overcrowding of living area, household income, child care attendance, and presence of siblings. Additional adjustment for season and households' respiratory symptoms were made to ascertain the association between ETS and children's respiratory symptoms. RESULTS:The analysis included 1541 children (mean age: 11.2 ± 6.4 months; males: 50.7%). Current household ETS exposure (AOR=1.30; 95% CI: 1.00- 1.66; p=0.050) and postnatal maternal smoking (AOR=2.21; 95% CI: 1.06-4.64; p=0.035) were independently and significantly associated with all-cause doctor consultation in the past 3 months. Children living with more than one household smoker were more likely to have all-cause doctor consultation compared with the non-exposed children (AOR=1.70; 95% CI: 1.04-2.77, p=0.028). Postnatal maternal smoking was associated with all-cause hospitalisation in the past 3 months (AOR=2.48; 95% CI: 1.05-5.86; p=0.039). Children living in a household, where the daily consumption by household smokers was more than 20 cigarettes, were more likely to have respiratory symptoms compared with non-exposed children (AOR=1.99; 95% CI: 1.12-3.52; p=0.016). CONCLUSIONS:Household ETS exposure in young children was associated with respiratory symptoms and all-cause outpatient or inpatient medical service utilisation. The associations were potentially dose-dependent.

Project description:Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure is associated with poor asthma outcomes in children. However, little is known about natural changes in ETS exposure over time in children with asthma and how these changes may affect health-care utilization. This article documents the relationship between changes in ETS exposure and childhood asthma morbidity among children enrolled in a clinical trial of supervised asthma therapy.Data for this analysis come from a large randomized clinical trial of supervised asthma therapy in which 290 children with persistent asthma were randomized to receive either usual care or supervised asthma therapy. No smoking cessation counseling or ETS exposure education was provided to caregivers; however, children were given 20 min of asthma education, which incorporated discussion of the avoidance of asthma triggers, including ETS. Asthma morbidity and ETS exposure data were collected from caregivers via telephone interviews at baseline and at the 1-year follow-up.At baseline, 28% of caregivers reported ETS exposure in the home and 19% reported exposure outside of the primary household only. Among children whose ETS exposure decreased from baseline, fewer hospitalizations (p = 0.034) and emergency department (ED) visits (p < or = 0.001) were reported in the 12 months prior to the second interview compared to the 12 months prior to the first interview. Additionally, these children were 48% less likely (p = 0.042) to experience an episode of poor asthma control (EPAC).This is the first study to demonstrate an association between ETS exposure reduction and fewer EPACs, respiratory-related ED visits, and hospitalizations. These findings emphasize the importance of ETS exposure reduction as a mechanism to improve asthma control and morbidity. Potential policy implications include supporting ETS reductions and smoking cessation interventions for parents and caregivers of children with asthma. Research to identify the most cost-effective strategy is warranted.

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Household environmental tobacco smoke and risks of asthma, wheeze and bronchitic symptoms among children in Taiwan.

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Household environmental tobacco smoke and risks of asthma, wheeze and bronchitic symptoms among children in Taiwan.

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