Parental and household smoking and the increased risk of bronchitis, bronchiolitis and other lower respiratory infections in infancy: systematic review and meta-analysis

Laura L Jones, Ahmed Hashim, Tricia McKeever, Derek G Cook, John Britton, Jo Leonardi-Bee

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Abstract

Passive smoke exposure increases the risk of lower respiratory infection (LRI) in infants, but the extensive literature on this association has not been systematically reviewed for nearly ten years. The aim of this paper is to provide an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of studies of the association between passive smoking and LRI, and with diagnostic subcategories including bronchiolitis, in infants aged two years and under.
Original languageEnglish
Article number5
JournalRespiratory research
Volume12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011

Keywords

  • Bronchiolitis
  • Bronchitis
  • Female
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Odds Ratio
  • Parents
  • Pregnancy
  • Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects
  • Respiratory Tract Infections
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Smoking
  • Smoking Cessation
  • Tobacco Smoke Pollution

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