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

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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 ≤ grade 6 than in those with father’s education >6 years (44.0% vs. 36.0%, p = 0.039). Data on the exposure to ETS among infants will provide prevalence information and identify population subgroups at increased risk for exposure.

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Acknowledgments

We thank the families who participated in the study. The research was supported by the Thailand Research Fund, the Health System Research Institute of Thailand, the Ministry of Public Health of Thailand, and the WHO.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, 90110, Thailand

    Wanaporn Anuntaseree & Ladda Mo-suwan

  2. Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, 90110, Thailand

    Chitchamai Ovatlarnporn & Chanpa Tantana

  3. Epidemiology unit, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, 90110, Thailand

    Arinda Ma-a-lee

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Anuntaseree, W., Mo-suwan, L., Ovatlarnporn, C. et al. Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke among Infants in Southern Thailand: A Study of Urinary Cotinine. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 80, 34–37 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-007-9303-7

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