title: Intention to quit smoking and concerns about household environmental risks: findings from the Health in Common Study in low-income housing.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the association between intention to quit smoking and perceptions of household environmental risks among racially/ethnically diverse residents of low-income housing.
  
  
  METHODS
  Baseline data were collected from 2007 to 2009 for the Health in Common Study, which assessed social and physical determinants of cancer risk-related behaviors among residents of 20 low-income housing developments in the Greater Boston metropolitan area. Participants were surveyed about their tobacco use and concerns about household exposures. Household environmental inspections were also conducted to identify conditions associated with increased risk of exposure to indoor environmental agents, including pesticides, mold, and cleaning products.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Intention to quit smoking was associated with a greater degree of concern about exposures in the home, yet not with the actual presence of household hazards, as identified by home inspections and survey findings.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  An ecological approach targeting multiple levels of influence may help to highlight the importance of both quitting tobacco and reducing potential household environmental exposures as part of comprehensive efforts to promote individual and household health.
authors: Center for Community-Based Research, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA. glorian_sorensen@dfci.harvard.edu
authors: Glorian
authors: G
authors: Sorensen
authors: Jennifer D
authors: JD
authors: Allen
authors: Gary
authors: G
authors: Adamkiewicz
authors: May
authors: M
authors: Yang
authors: Sara L
authors: SL
authors: Tamers
authors: Anne M
authors: AM
authors: Stoddard
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009657:North Carolina; D011203:Poverty / Q000523:psychology*; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult