Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke among Infants in Southern Thailand: A Study of Urinary Cotinine

We performed a survey to assess the exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) in 1-year-old infants in Thailand. Of the 725 infants, it was reported that 73.3% had household smoking and 40.7% had detectable urinary cotinine. Twenty-five infants (3.4%) had urinary cotinine in the range of adult h...

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Published in:Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 2008, Vol.80 (1), p.34-37
Main Authors: Anuntaseree, Wanaporn, Mo-suwan, Ladda, Ovatlarnporn, Chitchamai, Tantana, Chanpa, Ma-a-lee, Arinda
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Air Pollution, Indoor
Aquatic Pollution
Babies
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
Cohort Studies
Cotinine - urine
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecotoxicology
Education
Environment
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Health
Exposure
Female
Humans
Infant
Infants
Male
Metabolites
Middle Aged
Nicotine
Passive smoking
Pollution
Smoking
Social Class
Soil Science & Conservation
Thailand
Tobacco Smoke Pollution
Waste Water Technology
Water Management
Water Pollution Control
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Summary:We performed a survey to assess the exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) in 1-year-old infants in Thailand. Of the 725 infants, it was reported that 73.3% had household smoking and 40.7% had detectable urinary cotinine. Twenty-five infants (3.4%) had urinary cotinine in the range of adult heavy smokers. The prevalence of ETS exposure was significantly higher in infants with a father whose education was
ISSN:0007-4861
1432-0800
DOI:10.1007/s00128-007-9303-7