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15.6 Smoking bans in the home and car
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Relevant news and research: Smoking bans in the home and car

Kibria, M. G., Islam, T., Alif, S. M., Islam, M. S. and Hawlader, M. D. H. (2025). Perceived motivators and barriers to implementation of a smoke-free common area policy in multiunit housing in urban Bangladesh. Sci Rep. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41286403


Dekanosidze, A., Gegenava, V., Liluashvili, L., Sturua, L., Kegler, M. C., Baramidze, L., Kiladze, N. and Berg, C. J. (2024). A Qualitative Study Exploring Facilitators and Barriers to Implementing Smoke-free Homes in Georgia. GBMN Georgian Biomed News, 4. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41089424


O'Donnell, R., Bintoro, B. S., Rustandi, A. W., Farahdilla, Z. A., Sadewa, D. M. A., Padmawati, R. S., Ahmad, A. I., Misban, N. H., Shu'ah, I. A. M., Safee, N. S., Zamri, W. T., Kamni, S., Zulkifli, A., Uny, I., Zainal Abidin, E., Prabandari, Y. S. and Semple, S. (2025). Communities Facilitating increasing Smoke-free Homes (CO-FRESH): co-developing a toolkit with local stakeholders in Indonesia and Malaysia. BMJ Glob Health, 10. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41052819


Nawawi, M., Balachandran, P., Janakiram, C., Sreedevi, A., Menon, J. C. and Thankappan, K. R. (2025). Effectiveness of Smoke-Free Home-based Interventions in Reducing Second-Hand Smoke Exposure in Children and Adults: A Systematic Review. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev, 9, 3145-3156. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40952269


Tigova, O., Castellano, Y., Fu, M., Driezen, P., Martinez, C., Quah, A. C. K., Fong, G. T. and Fernandez, E. (2025). Determinants of smoke-free homes adoption among Spanish adults who smoke: A prospective cohort study from the 2016-2021 International Tobacco Control (ITC) EUREST-PLUS Spain Surveys. Prev Med, 108415. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40976422


Jones, D. M., Clawson, A. H., Jin, J., Bullock, S., Donald, K., Cooper, S., Miller, W., Huff Davis, A., Orloff, M., Bryant-Moore, K., Hasan, A., Guy, M. C. and Fagan, P. (2025). Evidence-based practices are effective in increasing smoke-free home rules among Black women who smoke. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr, 70, 224-234. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40795917


Kralikova, E. (2025). Smoking in cars - unhealthy and hazardous. Cas Lek Cesk, 292-294. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40816905


O'Donnell, R., Howell, R., Henderson, T., Sinclair, L., Mather, K., McMeekin, N. and Semple, S. (2025). Use of nicotine replacement therapy to create a smoke-free home: study protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial of a smoke-free home intervention in Scotland. BMJ Open, 8, e107161. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40840992


Hawes, M. R., Chakravarty, D., Cheng, J., Handley, M. A., Tsoh, J. Y., Lin, T. K., Hiatt, R. A. and Vijayaraghavan, M. (2025). The Healthy Homes Study: Protocol for a cluster randomized trial of a place-based smoke-free home intervention in affordable housing. PLoS One, 7, e0328786. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40729126


Frazer, K., Bhardwaj, N., Bell, C., Lyons, A., Vickers, N., Geoghegan, L., McDonnell, T., McGillicuddy, D., Fitzpatrick, P., Kelleher, C. and Kroll, T. (2025). Smoke-free homes: what can we learn from adopting patient and public involvement in clinical practice in two countries to reduce exposure to secondhand smoke?. Perspect Public Health, 2, 66-72. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40364593


O'Donnell, R., Howell, R., Teodorowski, P., Tigova, O., Fernandez, E. and Semple, S. (2025). Rise and Shine: The Smoke-free Homes International Network (SHINE). Tob Prev Cessat. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40433061


Anastasiou, E., Thorpe, L. E., Wyka, K., Elbel, B., Shelley, D., Kaplan, S., Burke, J., Kim, B., Newman, J. and Titus, A. R. (2025). Evaluation of Federally Mandated Smoke-Free Housing Policy and Health Outcomes Among Adults Over the Age of 50 in Low-Income, Public Housing in New York City, 2015-2022. Nicotine Tob Res. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40195027


Feng, Z., Tan, C. S. and Lee, J. K. (2025). Where do smokers in Singapore smoke? A latent class analysis to classify smokers based on smoking location. Nicotine Tob Res. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40205964


Semple, S., Tigova, O., Howell, R., Davie, E., Gorini, G., Turner, S. W., Vardavas, C., Clancy, L., Peruga, A., Fernandez, E. and O'Donnell, R. (2025). Protecting children from second-hand tobacco smoke in the home: the need for a new approach. Tob Control. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40089307


Tigova, O., Stival, C., Castellano, Y., Lugo, A., Fu, M., Mar Lopez, A., Martinez, C., Soriano, J. B., O'Donnell, R., Semple, S., Lopez, M. J., Fernandez, E. and Gallus, S. (2025). Prevalence and determinants of smoke-free homes in 12 European countries: the TackSHS Survey. ERJ Open Res, 2. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40129551


Torosyan, A., Grigoryan, L., Hayrumyan, V., Sargsyan, Z., Bhanot, P., Shaffer, L., Petrosyan, V., Bazarchyan, A., Alayan, N., Kegler, M. C. and Berg, C. J. (2025). Facilitators and barriers to implementing smoke-free homes in Armenia: a qualitative study. Glob Health Promot, 17579759251318728. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40071452


Garritsen, H. H., Khan, F., Rozema, A. D., Navas-Acien, A. and Hernandez, D. (2024). Associations of smoke-free policies in multi-unit housing with smoking behavior and second-hand smoke exposure: A systematic review. Addiction. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39639831


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