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Exposure to second hand tobacco smoke at home and child smoking at age 11 among British children with and without intellectual disability

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Exposure to second hand tobacco smoke at home and child smoking at age 11 among British children with and without intellectual disability. / Emerson, Eric Broughton; Hatton, Christopher Rowan; Robertson, Janet Margaret et al.
In: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, Vol. 60, No. 3, 03.2016, p. 274-281.

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@article{187fdc7270174068b295aee7ef4a8f78,
title = "Exposure to second hand tobacco smoke at home and child smoking at age 11 among British children with and without intellectual disability",
abstract = "BackgroundThe exposure of children to second hand tobacco smoke (SHS) is a well-established risk factor for a range of adverse health conditions in childhood and later life. Little is known about the extent to which children with intellectual disability (ID) may be exposed to SHS. Our aim in this study was to estimate the risk of childhood exposure to SHS and early experience of smoking among children with and without ID in a nationally representative cohort of British children.MethodSecondary analysis of data extracted from the UK's Millennium Cohort Study, a nationally representative sample of over 18 000 UK children born 2000–2002.ResultsChildren with ID are significantly more likely than their peers to be exposed to SHS and to have themselves experimented with smoking by age 11. Controlling for between-group differences in socio-economic position eliminated the increased risk of exposure to SHS and significantly attenuated, but did not eliminate, increased risk of experimenting with smoking by age 11.ConclusionsLevels of exposure to SHS among children with ID are typical of those of families of children without ID living in similar socio-economic circumstances. The results lend no support to the hypothesis that increased rates of parental smoking may be associated with any additional {\textquoteleft}burden of care{\textquoteright} experienced by parents of children with ID. Nevertheless, it will be important to ensure that evidence-based interventions to reduce exposure to SHS are tailored to the specific needs of families supporting children with ID (e.g. through the provision of disability-friendly child care arrangements).",
keywords = "health, intellectual disability, poverty, second hand tobacco smoke, smoking, socio-economic position",
author = "Emerson, {Eric Broughton} and Hatton, {Christopher Rowan} and Robertson, {Janet Margaret} and Baines, {Susannah May Johnston}",
year = "2016",
month = mar,
doi = "10.1111/jir.12247",
language = "English",
volume = "60",
pages = "274--281",
journal = "Journal of Intellectual Disability Research",
issn = "0964-2633",
publisher = "Blackwell Publishing Ltd",
number = "3",

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Exposure to second hand tobacco smoke at home and child smoking at age 11 among British children with and without intellectual disability

AU - Emerson, Eric Broughton

AU - Hatton, Christopher Rowan

AU - Robertson, Janet Margaret

AU - Baines, Susannah May Johnston

PY - 2016/3

Y1 - 2016/3

N2 - BackgroundThe exposure of children to second hand tobacco smoke (SHS) is a well-established risk factor for a range of adverse health conditions in childhood and later life. Little is known about the extent to which children with intellectual disability (ID) may be exposed to SHS. Our aim in this study was to estimate the risk of childhood exposure to SHS and early experience of smoking among children with and without ID in a nationally representative cohort of British children.MethodSecondary analysis of data extracted from the UK's Millennium Cohort Study, a nationally representative sample of over 18 000 UK children born 2000–2002.ResultsChildren with ID are significantly more likely than their peers to be exposed to SHS and to have themselves experimented with smoking by age 11. Controlling for between-group differences in socio-economic position eliminated the increased risk of exposure to SHS and significantly attenuated, but did not eliminate, increased risk of experimenting with smoking by age 11.ConclusionsLevels of exposure to SHS among children with ID are typical of those of families of children without ID living in similar socio-economic circumstances. The results lend no support to the hypothesis that increased rates of parental smoking may be associated with any additional ‘burden of care’ experienced by parents of children with ID. Nevertheless, it will be important to ensure that evidence-based interventions to reduce exposure to SHS are tailored to the specific needs of families supporting children with ID (e.g. through the provision of disability-friendly child care arrangements).

AB - BackgroundThe exposure of children to second hand tobacco smoke (SHS) is a well-established risk factor for a range of adverse health conditions in childhood and later life. Little is known about the extent to which children with intellectual disability (ID) may be exposed to SHS. Our aim in this study was to estimate the risk of childhood exposure to SHS and early experience of smoking among children with and without ID in a nationally representative cohort of British children.MethodSecondary analysis of data extracted from the UK's Millennium Cohort Study, a nationally representative sample of over 18 000 UK children born 2000–2002.ResultsChildren with ID are significantly more likely than their peers to be exposed to SHS and to have themselves experimented with smoking by age 11. Controlling for between-group differences in socio-economic position eliminated the increased risk of exposure to SHS and significantly attenuated, but did not eliminate, increased risk of experimenting with smoking by age 11.ConclusionsLevels of exposure to SHS among children with ID are typical of those of families of children without ID living in similar socio-economic circumstances. The results lend no support to the hypothesis that increased rates of parental smoking may be associated with any additional ‘burden of care’ experienced by parents of children with ID. Nevertheless, it will be important to ensure that evidence-based interventions to reduce exposure to SHS are tailored to the specific needs of families supporting children with ID (e.g. through the provision of disability-friendly child care arrangements).

KW - health

KW - intellectual disability

KW - poverty

KW - second hand tobacco smoke

KW - smoking

KW - socio-economic position

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DO - 10.1111/jir.12247

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VL - 60

SP - 274

EP - 281

JO - Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

JF - Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

SN - 0964-2633

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