Inequities in workplace secondhand smoke exposure among nonsmoking women of reproductive age

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• Personal Author:
  Johnson CY ; Lawson, Christina C. ; Luckhaupt SE
• Description:
  Objectives: We characterized workplace secondhand smoke exposure among nonsmoking women of reproductive age as a proxy for workplace secondhand smoke exposure during pregnancy. Methods: We included nonsmoking women aged 18 to 44 years employed during the past 12 months who participated in the 2010 National Health Interview Survey. We estimated the prevalence of workplace secondhand smoke exposure and its associations with sociodemographic and workplace characteristics. Results: Nine percent of women reported workplace secondhand smoke exposure. Prevalence decreased with increasing age, education, and earnings. Workplace secondhand smoke exposure was associated with chemical exposure (prevalence odds ratio [POR] = 3.3; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 2.3, 4.7); being threatened, bullied, or harassed (POR = 3.2; 95% CI = 2.1, 5.1); vapors, gas, dust, or fume exposure (POR = 3.1; 95% CI = 2.3, 4.4); and worrying about unemployment (POR = 3.0; 95% CI = 1.8, 5.2), among other things. Conclusions: Comprehensive smoke-free laws covering all workers could eliminate inequities in workplace secondhand smoke exposure, including during pregnancy. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Air Pollutants, Occupational Chemistry Demography Dust Epidemiology Occupational Health Pregnancy Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Smoke Smokers Solvents Tobacco Products Women

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• Keywords:
  Age-groups Chemical-composition Chemical-properties Cigarette-smoking Demographic-characteristics Dust-explosions Dust-exposure Dusts Exposure-levels Fumes Gases Humans Prenatal-exposure Risk-factors Smoking Sociological-factors Statistical-analysis Tobacco-smoke Vapors

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• ISSN:
  0090-0036
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  105
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20046168
• Citation:
  Am J Public Health 2015 Jul; 105(S3):e33-e40
• Contact Point Address:
  Candice Johnson, PhD, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1090 Tusculum Ave, MS R-15, Cincinnati, OH 45226
• Email:
  cyjohnson@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Public Health
• Supplement:
  S3
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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  urn:sha-512:73d7b49793d03ba653f474115ba32b54101c3676d429118bb8c10ae6dadb54b3ea7ee566f500a77026d683d1a5fe787fd04c6a849e6f9a08588d2aaa2dbc38ef
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