Cent Eur J Public Health 2012, 20(1):24-28 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a3701

Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Absence from Work in Women in Ni¹, Serbia

Aleksandra Stankoviæ, Maja Nikoliæ, Mirjana Aranðeloviæ
Medical faculty, University in Ni¹, Serbia

Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke leads to very serious health effects, especially on the respiratory system. The objective of this paper was to estimate the influence of passive smoking on absence from work because of respiratory problems in women. The study sample consisted of 497 women aged 40-56 who live in an area with identical outdoor air pollution. Environmental tobacco smoke exposure was recorded in 346 women. Data about respiratory symptoms in women were entered into a structured questionnaire. Statistics tests showed no significant difference of living conditions, keeping pets, hereditary predisposition among women. The occurrence of congested nose (OR=3.47; 95% CI=1.38-9.01), nasal secretion (OR=3.48; 95% CI=1.38-9.02) and sinusitis (OR=2.88; 95% CI=1.22-6.89) was significantly higher in women who were exposed to environmental tobacco smoke. Primary health care need for respiratory symptoms due to the effect of passive smoking is higher in the exposed women. Passive smoking can be a risk factor for the appearance of respiratory symptoms and illness in women that causes absence from work.

Keywords: indoor air pollution, passive smoking, women's health, absence from work, respiratory illness

Received: June 23, 2011; Revised: February 8, 2012; Accepted: February 8, 2012; Published: March 1, 2012  Show citation

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Stankoviæ A, Nikoliæ M, Aranðeloviæ M. Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Absence from Work in Women in Ni¹, Serbia. Cent Eur J Public Health. 2012;20(1):24-28. doi: 10.21101/cejph.a3701. PubMed PMID: 22571012.
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