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Smoke-Free Multi-unit Housing Policies Show Promise in Reducing Secondhand Smoke Exposure Among Racially and Ethnically Diverse, Low-Income Seniors.
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Journal of Immigrant & Minority Health . Dec2017, Vol. 19 Issue 6, p1281-1289. 9p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure is a public health issue for residents of multi-unit housing (MUH) properties. We evaluated the impact of smoke-free policy implementation on reported SHS exposure among racially, ethnically diverse seniors living in low-income MUH properties. In Spring 2013 and Summer 2014, we surveyed residents (n = 960) at 15 MUH properties in Broward and Miami-Dade Counties, Florida. The percentage of residents reporting SHS exposure within their apartments from elsewhere in or around their building decreased from 31.1 %, before policy implementation, to 23.6 % at follow-up ( p = 0.02). In multivariate analysis of non-smoking residents after policy implementation, residents who reported having one or more comorbidities were two times more likely to report SHS exposure (aOR 2.23, 95 % CI 1.12-4.40). Considering the vulnerability of low-income seniors to SHS exposure, our findings are relevant to residents, property owners/managers, and public health professionals making decisions about smoke-free policies for MUH properties in which seniors reside. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *PASSIVE smoking
*CHI-squared test
*CONFIDENCE intervals
*ETHNIC groups
*HOUSING
*INCOME
*HEALTH policy
*PROBABILITY theory
*RESEARCH funding
*SMOKING
*T-test (Statistics)
*COMORBIDITY
*RULES
*JUDGMENT sampling
*MULTIPLE regression analysis
*PRE-tests & post-tests
*CROSS-sectional method
*DATA analysis software
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*ODDS ratio
*MANN Whitney U Test
*OLD age
*PREVENTION
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15571912
- Volume :
- 19
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Immigrant & Minority Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 126170080
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-016-0430-2