Open AccessPrevalence of exposure to secondhand smoke among higher secondary school students in Ernakulam District, Kerala, Southern India
Author(s) -
P S Rakesh,
Jishnu Sathees Lalu,
K Leelamoni
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/0975-7406.206220
Subject(s) - medicine , secondhand smoke , environmental health , odds ratio , passive smoking , public health , descriptive statistics , demography , statistics , nursing , mathematics , sociology
The association between secondhand smoke and health outcomes, such as frequent respiratory infections, ischemic heart disease, lung cancer, asthma, and stroke, has long been established. The study aimed to estimate the prevalence of secondhand smoking exposure among higher secondary school students in Ernakulam district, Kerala, Southern India.