Protecting children from smoke exposure in disadvantaged homes

Nicotine & Tobacco Research : Official Journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco
Neneh Rowa-DewarAmanda Amos

Abstract

Smoke-free legislation and shifting norms in many countries have reduced secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure, but many children, particularly from disadvantaged homes, have high levels of exposure in homes and cars. We explored the particular challenges mothers who smoke face when attempting to protect their children from SHS exposure in disadvantaged homes. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 22 disadvantaged mothers of children aged 1-3 years in Scotland, using an innovative floor plan method to prompt accounts. Interviews were analyzed thematically. Disadvantaged mothers reported attempting to protect their children from both SHS and becoming smokers, motivated by the perceived future health and financial burdens these entail. The variable strategies used to protect children during early childhood were constrained and/or facilitated by limited and changing living circumstances, single parenthood, increasing child mobility and awareness of parental smoking, and complex social relationships. In the context of several intersecting dimensions of disadvantage (unemployment, low income, alcohol/drug abuse, and domestic abuse), the imperative to be and to be seen to be a good mother was also key in shaping smoking practices in...Continue Reading

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Citations

Sep 13, 2016·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Neneh Rowa-Dewar, Amanda Amos
Nov 2, 2016·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Catherine HayesCecily Kelleher
Jan 15, 2017·Health Education Research·Neneh Rowa-DewarAmanda Amos
Nov 1, 2016·Tobacco Control·Annie MontreuilJennifer L O'Loughlin
Jun 21, 2020·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Grace LewisRachel O'Donnell
Dec 21, 2019·Canadian Journal of Public Health = Revue Canadienne De Santé Publique·Annie MontreuilJennifer L O'Loughlin
Oct 11, 2020·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Rachel O'DonnellNeneh Rowa-Dewar

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