Vitória Paulo D, Machado José Cunha, Ravara Sofia B, Araújo Ana Carolina, Samorinha Catarina, Antunes Henedina, Rosas Manuel, Becoña Elisardo, Precioso José
Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal; CIS-IUL, Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), Av. Das Forças Armadas, Lisboa, Portugal.
Instituto de Ciências Sociais, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, Braga, Portugal.
Gac Sanit. 2015 Mar-Apr;29(2):131-4. doi: 10.1016/j.gaceta.2014.10.011. Epub 2014 Dec 6.
To assess the prevalence of children's exposure to second-hand smoke in the family car; to compare exposure among children with smoking and non-smoking parents.
In 2011, a self-administered questionnaire was applied to a 4th grade Portuguese children national sample (N=3187, mean age 9.5 ± 0.7, 51.1% boys). Prevalence rates and chi-square tests were computed.
Of the participants, 52.0% reported having, at least, one smoking parent. Overall exposure in the car was 28.9% (95% CI 27.3-30.5). Children's exposure among those reporting smoking parents was 46.9% (95% CI 44.4-49.4); and 8.6% (95% CI 7.1-10.1) among those reporting non-smoking parents (p<.001). Therefore, children with smoking parents were 5.44 times more likely to be exposed.
Children's exposure to second-hand smoke in the family car is frequent, especially if one or both parents smoke. This highlights the need for effective tobacco control measures to prevent this severe health hazard.
评估儿童在家庭汽车中接触二手烟的情况；比较父母吸烟和不吸烟的儿童的接触情况。
2011年，对葡萄牙四年级儿童全国样本（N = 3187，平均年龄9.5±0.7，51.1%为男孩）采用自填式问卷进行调查。计算患病率和卡方检验。
在参与者中，52.0%报告至少有一位吸烟的父母。汽车内的总体接触率为28.9%（95%可信区间27.3 - 30.5）。报告父母吸烟的儿童中的接触率为46.9%（95%可信区间44.4 - 49.4）；报告父母不吸烟的儿童中的接触率为8.6%（95%可信区间7.1 - 10.1）（p<0.001）。因此，父母吸烟的儿童接触二手烟的可能性高5.44倍。
儿童在家庭汽车中接触二手烟的情况很常见，尤其是父母一方或双方吸烟时。这凸显了采取有效控烟措施以预防这种严重健康危害的必要性。
