Finding F-1338

“There was a 16% greater risk of ARI infection among individuals who had indoor exposure to tobacco smoke than among those who did not.”

Verma The association between anti-smoking legislation and prevalence of acute respiratory illnesses in Indian children (2024). Public health in practice (Oxford, England). Page 4. CKB 5820

Structure

Factor: Tobacco smoke (secondhand smoke)
Outcome: Respiratory infections
Population: children
Setting: home, IN
Study design: analysis of Indian national survey data on acute respiratory illness in children: the illness related to indoor tobacco smoke exposure, to the type of residence, to the age of the child and to the anti-smoking laws in force in the state (class 4)
Effect: difference 16
Caveat: a relative difference printed as a percentage, not an odds ratio; reported in a survey, not measured

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