Status of Exposure to Second-Hand Smoke at Home in Children under Five Years of Age: An Example from Ankara Province

ASLAN, DİLEK; DAYMAZ, DİDEM; Gursoy, Nalan; Kartal, Gulsum; Yavuz, Mumtaz

doi:10.5152/ttd.2014.4180

Status of Exposure to Second-Hand Smoke at Home in Children under Five Years of Age: An Example from Ankara Province

ASLAN D. , DAYMAZ D. , Gursoy N., Kartal G., Yavuz M.

TURKISH THORACIC JOURNAL, vol.16, no.1, pp.16-21, 2015 (Journal Indexed in ESCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 16 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2015
Doi Number: 10.5152/ttd.2014.4180
Title of Journal : TURKISH THORACIC JOURNAL
Page Numbers: pp.16-21

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: The present study aimed to investigate smoking status of households having children under 5 years of age and any changes in their smoking habits after the enforcement of the anti-tobacco Law Nb. 4207 and after the birth of the child based on the records of two Family Health Centres in Ankara.