The purpose of this study is to determine if real-time feedback (lights/sounds) from small smoke particle monitors and brief coaching will encourage parents to reduce young children's secondhand tobacco smoke exposure in their home.
The purpose of this efficacy study is to test whether children's home secondhand tobacco smoke exposure (measured by cotinine \& nicotine assays, fine particulates and reports of smoking in the home and/or home smoking bans) can be reduced by using custom particle monitors to provide real-time feedback to household residents plus brief advice/praise.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
298
Lights and Sound Brief Coaching
Participants will receive usual education about secondhand smoke and thirdhand smoke.
SDSU - Center for Behavioral Epidemiology and Community Health
San Diego, California, United States
Secondhand Smoke Reduction
Parental report and child urine cotinine.
Time frame: Measured from baseline upto 5 months
Home Smoking Ban
Parental report of home smoking ban and environmental data collection.
Time frame: Measured from baseline upto 5 months.
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