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Abstract
When non-smokers are exposed to SHS it’s called involuntary smoking or passive smoking. Non-smokers who breathe in SHS take in nicotine and toxic chemicals the same way smokers do. The more SHS you breathe, the higher the levels of these harmful chemicals in your body. Secondhand smoke (SHS) has the same harmful chemicals those smokers inhale. There’s no safe level of exposure for passive smoking. (Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, 2014). Young children are most affected by SHS and least able to avoid it. Most of their exposure to SHS comes from adults (parents or others) smoking at home. Studies show that children whose parents smoke get sick more often have more lung infections (like bronchitis and pneumonia Are more likely to cough, wheeze, and have shortness of breath ,get more ear infections.
Passive smoking exposure can also trigger asthma attacks, make asthma symptoms worse, and even cause new cases of asthma in kids who didn’t have symptoms before some of these problems might seem small, but they can add up quickly. Think of the expenses, doctor visits, and medicines, lost school time, and often lost work time for the parent who must stay home with a sick child. And this doesn’t include the discomforts that the child goes through (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2015).
The present study used a qusie experimental research design. The main aim of this study was to reduce the risk of passive smoking and respiratory tract infection among young children.
The total samples were a convenience sample of 300 children who have respiratory disease & their mothers. The samples have some criteria: Age > one year to 10 years. And Conformed diagnosis of respiratory disease.
The methods of data collection used A Structured interview questionnaire developed by the researcher after reviewing literature which including the following parts: Part one: Socio demographic data, Part two: questions about smoking and passive smoking, Part three: questions about health status of the child and Part four: assessment mother’s knowledge passive smoking and effects of passive smoking on health of their child Anonymity and confidentiality were assured and participants were told that they could withdraw from the study at any point without prejudice.