Journal article
The study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of a family-centred tobacco control program about environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) to reduce respiratory illness in Indigenous infants
V Johnston, N Walker, DP Thomas, M Glover, AB Chang, C Bullen, P Morris, N Brown, S Vander Hoorn, R Borland, C Segan, A Trenholme, T Mason, D Fenton, K Ellis
BMC Public Health | Published : 2010
Abstract
Background: Acute respiratory illness (ARI) is the most common cause of acute presentations and hospitalisations of young Indigenous children in Australia and New Zealand (NZ). Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) from household smoking is a significant and preventable contributor to childhood ARI. This paper describes the protocol for a study which aims to test the efficacy of a family-centred tobacco control program about ETS to improve the respiratory health of Indigenous infants in Australia and New Zealand. For the purpose of this paper 'Indigenous' refers to Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples when referring to Australian Indigenous populations. In New Zealand, the t..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This trial is a collaboration between Menzies School of Health Research, Danila Dilba Health Service, Cancer Council Victoria and Quit Victoria, The University of Auckland (specifically the CTRU and the Centre for Tobacco Control Research) and Counties Manukau District Health Board. The authors gratefully acknowledge the support of these organisations for the study. Funding for this study is principally from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (Project grant number 545203) and the Health Research Council of NZ (Project grant number 09/626).