Are children smoke‐free at home? Using wearable cameras to study children's exposure to smoking and smoking paraphernalia in private spaces.
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| Title: | Are children smoke‐free at home? Using wearable cameras to study children's exposure to smoking and smoking paraphernalia in private spaces. |
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| Authors: | Gurtner, Marcus, Gage, Ryan, Thomson, George, Jaine, Richard, Stanley, James, Smith, Moira, Barr, Michelle, Chambers, Tim, Signal, Louise |
| Source: | Child: Care, Health & Development. Mar2019, Vol. 45 Issue 2, p306-309. 4p. 1 Color Photograph, 1 Chart. |
| Subjects: | Child behavior, Health behavior, Health promotion, Medical screening, Motor vehicles, Smoking, Wearable technology, Private sector, Home environment, Social support, Drug abusers |
| Abstract: | Background: There is limited evidence available on the nature of children's exposure to smoking and smoking paraphernalia in private spaces (homes and cars). We aimed to evaluate the extent and nature of children's exposure to smoking in these settings using image data captured by wearable cameras. Methods: One‐hundred and sixty‐eight children wore wearable cameras for 4 days that automatically took pictures every 7 s. Images captured in private spaces (n = 140,818) by children living in households with a smoker (n = 34) were screened for instances of smoking and smoking paraphernalia. Results: A total of 37 incidents of smoking—four indoor, 21 outdoor, and two in‐vehicles—and 62 incidents of smoking paraphernalia were observed. Most smoking incidents in homes (21 of 33) took place outdoors. Conclusions: The findings support health promotion efforts to make smokers more aware that smoking paraphernalia may normalize smoking for children. The methodology (wearable cameras) appears to have high utility for studying health behaviours in private spaces. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Background: There is limited evidence available on the nature of children's exposure to smoking and smoking paraphernalia in private spaces (homes and cars). We aimed to evaluate the extent and nature of children's exposure to smoking in these settings using image data captured by wearable cameras. Methods: One‐hundred and sixty‐eight children wore wearable cameras for 4 days that automatically took pictures every 7 s. Images captured in private spaces (n = 140,818) by children living in households with a smoker (n = 34) were screened for instances of smoking and smoking paraphernalia. Results: A total of 37 incidents of smoking—four indoor, 21 outdoor, and two in‐vehicles—and 62 incidents of smoking paraphernalia were observed. Most smoking incidents in homes (21 of 33) took place outdoors. Conclusions: The findings support health promotion efforts to make smokers more aware that smoking paraphernalia may normalize smoking for children. The methodology (wearable cameras) appears to have high utility for studying health behaviours in private spaces. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 03051862 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/cch.12631 |
