title: [Smoking of the tobacco by the parents of hospitalized children at the Pediatric Department of the Provincional Hospital in Opole].
abstract: Nonsmoking children who live with smoking parents are exposed to many harmful chemicals of cigarette smoke. This situation is called "passive smoking". Unfortunately this situation is very often because 25% women and 40% men smoke. Cigarette smoke has bad effect on respiratory mucous membrane because it destroys its histological structure. Result of epidemiological studies provides that 45% parents and 54% children in pulmonological departments of pediatric hospitals are passive smokers. This indicates the necessity of pro-health education as well as the necessity of banning smoking from hospital area.
authors.affiliation: Katedra i Zakład Medycyny Rodzinnej, Akademii Medycznej Wrocław. iwapir@wp.pl
authors.forename: Iwona
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pirogowicz
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Szerszeń
authors.forename: Lucja
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Joniec
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Klimek
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Swiderka-Prajs
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pirogowicz
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Steciwko
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002673:Child, Hospitalized / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents; D011044:Poland; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
chemical_list: D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution