Postnatal Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure Related to Behavioral Problems in Children

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 10; no. 8; p. e0133604
• Main Authors: Chastang, Julie, Baïz, Nour, Cadwalladder, Jean Sébastien, Robert, Sarah, Dywer, John, Charpin, Denis André, Caillaud, Denis, de Blay, Frédéric, Raherison, Chantal, Lavaud, François, Annesi-Maesano, Isabella
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 05.08.2015; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adolescent; Affective Symptoms - etiology; Affective Symptoms - physiopathology; Affective Symptoms - psychology; Age; Asthma; Behavior; Child; Child behavior; Child Behavior - physiology; Child Behavior - psychology; Children; Children & youth; Confidence intervals; Cross-Sectional Studies; Emotional behavior; Environmental Exposure - adverse effects; Exposure; Female; Health aspects; Health risk assessment; Human health and pathology; Humans; Life Sciences; Male; Nicotine; Parents; Passive smoking; Population; Pregnancy; Premature birth; Prenatal experience; Prenatal exposure; Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects - etiology; Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects - physiopathology; Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects - psychology; Preschool children; Problem Behavior - psychology; Pulmonology and respiratory tract; Questionnaires; Risk Assessment - methods; Risk Assessment - statistics & numerical data; Risk Factors; Risk taking; Schools; Smoke; Smoking; Students - psychology; Students - statistics & numerical data; Studies; Tobacco; Tobacco smoke; Tobacco Smoke Pollution; France

The purpose of this study was to examine the association between pre and post environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure and behavioral problems in schoolchildren. In the cross-sectional 6 cities Study conducted in France, 5221 primary school children were investigated. Pre- and postnatal exposure t...