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An education program for parents of children with asthma: Differences in attendance between smoking and nonsmoking parents

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  • Fish, L.
  • Wilson, S.R.
  • Latini, D.M.
  • Starr, N.J.

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We studied smoking status in relation to parental attendance at an asthma education program for child patients of a health maintenance organization. Nonattendance rates were 24%, 42%, and 78% in non-smoking, one-smoker, and two-or-more-smoker families, respectively, and 33% overall. Only the number of smokers (odds ratio [OR] = 3.1; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.8, 5.3) and perceived adverse impact of asthma on the family (OR = 0.4; 95% CI = 0.2, 0.9) were retained in a multivariate model that correctly classified 73% of families; demographic characteristics, frequency of asthma symptoms, and health care use were rejected. There was a tendency for smoking parents to deny that their child had asthma (17% among families with two or more smokers; 9% among nonsmoking families). Asthma education programs may fail to involve parents who smoke.

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  • Fish, L. & Wilson, S.R. & Latini, D.M. & Starr, N.J., 1996. "An education program for parents of children with asthma: Differences in attendance between smoking and nonsmoking parents," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 86(2), pages 246-248.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:1996:86:2:246-248_2
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