Vitória Paulo D, Nunes Célia, Precioso José
Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal; CIS-IUL, Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), Lisboa, Portugal.
Departamento de Matemática e Centro de Matemática e Aplicações, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal.
Rev Port Pneumol (2006). 2017 Jul-Aug;23(4):221-224. doi: 10.1016/j.rppnen.2017.02.005. Epub 2017 Mar 24.
Second-hand tobacco smoke (SHS) exposure is a major and entirely avoidable health risk for children's health, well-being and development. The main objective of the current study was to investigate the association between parents' educational level and children's SHS home exposure. A self-administered questionnaire was conducted within a sample of 949 students in 4th grade (mean age 9.56±0.75, 53.4% male). The sample was randomly selected from all schools located at Lisbon District, Portugal. The current study confirmed that Portuguese children are exposed to unacceptable high levels of SHS at home, mainly by their parents' smoke. Prevalence of smokers was higher amongst parents with low educational level. Children of parents with low educational level were more likely to suffer SHS exposure at home. These results confirmed the social inequalities associated with smoking, support the relevance of more research on this subject and stress the need for more interventions to control this problem. Some interventions should be specifically aimed at less educated parents, particularly at less educated mothers.
接触二手烟（SHS）对儿童的健康、幸福和发展是一项重大且完全可以避免的健康风险。本研究的主要目的是调查父母教育水平与儿童在家中接触二手烟之间的关联。在949名四年级学生（平均年龄9.56±0.75岁，53.4%为男性）的样本中进行了一项自填式问卷调查。该样本是从葡萄牙里斯本地区的所有学校中随机选取的。本研究证实，葡萄牙儿童在家中接触到的二手烟水平高得令人无法接受，主要是因为父母吸烟。教育水平低的父母中吸烟者的比例更高。教育水平低的父母的孩子在家中更有可能遭受二手烟暴露。这些结果证实了与吸烟相关的社会不平等现象，支持对此主题进行更多研究的相关性，并强调需要采取更多干预措施来控制这一问题。一些干预措施应特别针对受教育程度较低的父母，尤其是受教育程度较低的母亲。
