A cross-country comparison of secondhand smoke exposure among adults: findings from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS). Issue 4 (27th September 2012)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: King, Brian A; Mirza, Sara A; Babb, Stephen D
• Other Names: Hasan Md Amirul author non-byline.; Malta Deborah Carvalho author non-byline.; Gonghuan Yang author non-byline.; Yan Yang author non-byline.; Lin Xiao author non-byline.; Qiang Li author non-byline.; Labib Sahar Latif author non-byline.; Hussein Awatef author non-byline.; Vemuri Anuradha author non-byline.; Kaur Jagdish author non-byline.; Ram F author non-byline.; Parasuraman Sulabha author non-byline.; Avila Mauricio Hernandez author non-byline.; Miriam Luz author non-byline.; Shigematsu Reynales- author non-byline.; Segarra Agnes author non-byline.; Barcenas Glenn author non-byline.; Yabut Benedicta author non-byline.; Parchimowicz Tadeusz author non-byline.; Zatonski Witold author non-byline.; Przewozniak Krzysztof author non-byline.; Raciborski Filip author non-byline.; Siekierski Krzysztof author non-byline.; Shevireva Maria author non-byline.; Kostenko Natalya author non-byline.; Nesterov Vadim author non-byline.; Chernisheva Tamara author non-byline.; Konik Tatiana author non-byline.; Sakharova Galina author non-byline.; Benjakul Sarunya author non-byline.; Termsirikulchai Lakkhana author non-byline.; Kengganpanich Mondha author non-byline.; Lohtongmongkol Areerat author non-byline.; Puckcharern Hataichanok author non-byline.; Touchchai Chitrlada author non-byline.; İlter Hüseyin author non-byline.; Tasti Enver author non-byline.; Celikkaya Ramazan author non-byline.; Erdogan Guzin author non-byline.; Bilir Nazmi author non-byline.; Özcebe Hilal author non-byline.; Grygorenko Alla author non-byline.; Krasovsky Konstantin author non-byline.; Kharchenko Natalia author non-byline.; Paniotto Volodymyr author non-byline.; Andreeva Tatiana author non-byline.; Abascal Winston author non-byline.; Lorenzo Ana author non-byline.; Mora Franco González author non-byline.; Hai Phan Thi author non-byline.; Quan Nguyen The author non-byline.; Minh Hoang Van author non-byline.; Giang Kim Bao author non-byline.; Bettcher Douglas author non-byline.; Bhatti Lubna author non-byline.; d'Espaignet Edouard Tursan author non-byline.; Pujari Sameer author non-byline.; Yurekli Ayda author non-byline.; Ouma AE Ogwell author non-byline.; Ramanandraibe Nivo author non-byline.; Blanco Adriana author non-byline.; Caixeta Roberta de Betania author non-byline.; Gil Enrique author non-byline.; Gamez Carlos author non-byline.; Vignolo Julio author non-byline.; Awa Fatimah El author non-byline.; Fouad Heba author non-byline.; Naga Randa Abou El author non-byline.; Mauer-Stender Kristina author non-byline.; Khoury Rula author non-byline.; Koziel Anna author non-byline.; Migliorini Luigi author non-byline.; Storozhenko Oleg author non-byline.; Ergüder Toker author non-byline.; Korol Nataliya author non-byline.; Sinha Dhirendra N author non-byline.; Choudhury Sohel author non-byline.; Zaman M Mostafa author non-byline.; Gill Vineet Munish author non-byline.; Kritiyapichatkul Chai author non-byline.; Mercado Susan author non-byline.; Rarick James author non-byline.; England Sarah author non-byline.; Miguel-Baquilod Marina author non-byline.; Nga Pham Thi Quynh author non-byline.; Khanh Pham Huyen author non-byline.; Andes Linda author non-byline.; Asma Samira author non-byline.; Bilukha Oksana author non-byline.; Frieden Thomas R author non-byline.; Blutcher-Nelson Glenda author non-byline.; Edwards Peter author non-byline.; Hsia Jason author non-byline.; Kostova Deliana author non-byline.; Lea Veronica author non-byline.; Lee Juliette author non-byline.; Lindsey Ronney author non-byline.; McAfee Timothy author non-byline.; Mirza Sara author non-byline.; Morton Jeremy author non-byline.; Palipudi Krishna author non-byline.; Pechacek Terry author non-byline.; Shelton Dana author non-byline.; Song Sophia author non-byline.; Warren Charles author non-byline.; Zhao Luhua author non-byline.; Parra William author non-byline.; Talley Brandon author non-byline.; Granoff Connie author non-byline.; Green Michael author non-byline.; Cohen Joanna author non-byline.; Cherukupalli Rajeev author non-byline.; Litavecz Steve author non-byline.; Apelberg Benjamin author non-byline.; Miguel-Baquilod Marina author non-byline.; Borland Ron author non-byline.; Giovino Gary author non-byline.; Gupta Prakash C author non-byline.; Ferrante Daniel author non-byline.; Mohammed Mostafa author non-byline.; Bowling Michael author non-byline.; Kalsbeek William author non-byline.; Palipudi Krishna author non-byline.; Roy TK author non-byline.; Angell Sonia author non-byline.; Bhalla Neeraj author non-byline.; Chaloupka Frank author non-byline.; Jha Prabhat author non-byline.; Peto Richard author non-byline.; Samet Jonathan author non-byline.; Vendhan Gajalakshmi author non-byline.; Zatonski Witold author non-byline.; Henning Kelly author non-byline.; Ellis Jennifer author non-byline.;
• Is Part Of: Tobacco control. Volume 22:Issue 4(2013)
• Page Start: e5
• Page End: e5
• Publication Date: 2012-09-27
• Subjects: Secondhand smoke -- Surveillance and monitoring -- Low/Middle income country -- Global health; Tobacco use -- Prevention -- Periodicals; Tobacco use -- Periodicals; Smoking -- Law and legislation -- Periodicals; Smoking -- prevention & control -- Periodicals; Tobacco Use Disorder -- prevention & control -- Periodicals; Tobacco -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 613.85
• DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2012-050582
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0964-4563

Abstract

Abstract : Objective: Exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) from burning tobacco products causes disease and premature death among non-smoking adults and children. The objective of this study was to determine the nature, extent and demographic correlates of SHS exposure among adults in low- and middle-income countries with a high burden of tobacco use. Methods: Data were obtained from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS), a nationally representative household survey of individuals 15 years of age or older. Interviews were conducted during 2008–2010 in Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Mexico, the Philippines, Poland, Russia, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, Uruguay and Vietnam. Descriptive statistics were used to determine the prevalence and correlates of SHS exposure in homes, workplaces, government buildings, restaurants, public transportation and healthcare facilities. Results: Exposure to SHS in the home ranged from 17.3% (Mexico) to 73.1% (Vietnam). Among those who work in an indoor area outside the home, SHS exposure in the workplace ranged from 16.5% (Uruguay) to 63.3% (China). Exposure to SHS ranged from 6.9% (Uruguay) to 72.7% (Egypt) in government buildings, 4.4% (Uruguay) to 88.5% (China) in restaurants, 5.4% (Uruguay) to 79.6% (Egypt) on public transportation, and 3.8% (Uruguay) to 49.2% (Egypt) in healthcare facilities. Conclusions: A large proportion of adults living in low- and middle-income countries are exposed to SHS in their homes, workplaces, and other public places. Countries can enact and enforce legislation requiring 100% smoke-free public places and workplaces, and can also conduct educational initiatives to reduce SHS exposure in homes.