Secondhand Smoke Exposure
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of a health center based counselling method for the prevention of infant exposure to secondhand smoke.
Detailed description
This study, a two group randomised controled trial, investigates whether an intervention for parents would persuade them to enforce smoking bans inside the home and in other locations. A total of 130 parents with children aged 12 months or younger will be recruited. Each group (n=65) will complete a baseline and follow up questionnaire. Urine samples from the infants will be collected to measure the amount of cotinine, a metabolite of nicotine. The parent-report and infant's urinary cotinine measures will be obtained at baseline and at a 3-month follow up. In the intervention group, parents will be given three counselling sessions. For mothers, one being face to face and two telephone counselling and for fathers we will conduct three telephone counselling. The control group receives no intervention. Both groups will also complete a Fagerstrom test for nicotine dependence.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALCounseling, educational pamphlet and a sticker
Infants exposed to secondhand smoke will be recruited and randomized based on parents to receive or not receive counseling, an educational pamphlet and a sticker on SHS.
Sponsors
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
FACTORIAL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
No minimum to 12 Months
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Families with healthy infants under 12 months of age * The infant resides with at least one smoking parent * Parents being able to speak Persian and having a telephone
Exclusion criteria
* Parent(s) reporting consumption of other addictive substances * Parent(s) in smoking cessation treatment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Infant's urinary cotinine levels | At baseline and at a 3-month follow-up |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Home smoking bans status, Car smoking bans status, Parental cigarette consumption | At baseline and at a 3-month follow-up |
Countries
Iran
Outcome results
None listed