Household Tobacco Smoke Exposure in Asthmatic Children in Algeria: A Multicenter Study
Over one-third of Algerian children with asthma are exposed to tobacco smoke, with a substantial proportion exposed prenatally. These findings highlight the need for family-focused cessation programs and region-specific preventive actions to reduce children's exposure to tobacco smoke in Algeria.
Authors
- Massinissa Benyagoub (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9556-0331)
- Faiza Hadjersi
- Azeddine Mekideche
- Mohamed Safouane Benazzouz
- Redouene Sid Ahmed Benazzouz
Institutions
- University of Jijel (DZ)
- University of Algiers Benyoucef Benkhedda (DZ)
- University of Algiers 3 (DZ)
- Institut Pasteur d'Algérie (DZ)
- Amar Telidji University of Laghouat (DZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Thoracic research and practice
- Published
- 2026-01-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4274/thoracrespract.2025.2025-8-2
- Primary Topic
- Asthma and respiratory diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00