Family and carer smoking control programmes for reducing children's exposure to environmental tobacco smoke

Abstract

Background: Children's exposure to other people's cigarette smoke (environmental tobacco smoke, or ETS) is associated with a range of adverse health outcomes for children. Parental smoking is a common source of children's exposure to ETS. Older children are also at risk of exposure to ETS in child care or educational settings. Preventing exposure to cigarette smoke in infancy and childhood has significant potential to improve children's health worldwide. Objectives: To determine the effectiveness of interventions aiming to reduce exposure of children to ETS. Search methods: We searched the Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Group Specialized Register and conducted additional searches of the Cochrane..