High secondhand smoke and aerosol exposure by US youth in 2020
Samantha Puvanesarajah S, Tsai J, Alexander DS, et al. Indoor and Outdoor Exposure to Secondhand Smoke and Secondhand Aerosol. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Article in Press. 14 April 2022. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2021.12.013 “Data came from the 2020 National Youth Tobacco Survey, an annual cross-sectional survey of U.S. students in Grades 6–12. Self-reported past 30–day indoor and outdoor secondhand smoke and secondhand aerosol exposures were assessed separately…
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Exposure to secondhand smoke and secondhand aerosol was reported by 60.6% (95% CI=58.7, 62.4) and 44.5% (95% CI=42.1, 46.9) of U.S. youth, respectively. Among all students, 37.6% (95% CI=36.0, 39.2) and 53.3% (95% CI=51.4, 55.2) reported indoor and outdoor secondhand smoke exposure, respectively; 34.9% (95% CI=32.9, 37.4) and 36.8% (95% CI=34.6, 38.9) reported indoor and outdoor secondhand aerosol exposure, respectively. After adjustment, female versus male students (adjusted prevalence ratio=1.15−1.30) and those who currently use versus do not use combustible tobacco products (adjusted prevalence ratio=1.15−1.36) were more likely to report exposure to all outcomes.”
Stephen Hamann
