"Women" are at risk of danger "Secondhand smoke"
Cigarette smoke is not only harmful to smokers' bodies. The person next to Get cigarette smoke into your lungs from standing and breathing next to you. What we call the " secondhand smoke " threat , and women are at a high risk of secondhand smoke.
Secondhand smoke How dangerous is it?
Prof. Ronachai Kongsakon, director of the Center for Tobacco Control Research and Knowledge Management (WHO), said the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that more than 1.2 million people worldwide have died from secondhand smoke. People whose families have smoked are more likely to be exposed to secondhand smoke.
Secondhand smoke is just as dangerous as smoking. The National Statistical Office surveyed the smoking behavior of the Thai population in 2017 found that most of the smokers were male. With 42 percent of men smoking while in the area of their homes, the study found that the study found 4,962,045 households with smokers who did not smoke. Second-hand homes on average up to 10,333,653 people.
Journal of Kao Thanos Research with SCI 2019 identified research data The impact of secondhand smoke among more than 72,000 Chinese women was divided into two groups: those who were married to their husbands who smoked or received secondhand smoke at work. While the other group did not receive secondhand smoke at all. It was found that the group that received secondhand smoke Have significantly higher mortality rates than other groups The risk of death increased by 30 percent when analyzed down to find that the main cause of women. Those who were exposed to secondhand smoke died, including cardiovascular disease and cancer.
Danger of danger "Secondhand smoke" for women's health
According to the Royal College Obstetrician of Thailand stated that The harmful effects of cigarette smoke on women's health are
- Heart ischemic risk Stroke and cerebral stroke
- Risk of lung disease, both chronic bronchitis and emphysema.
- Risk of cancer , especially cervical cancer, which has a high chance of getting this disease
- Less bone density Risk of a broken hip
- Causing severe menstrual cramps, having difficult children and severe menopause symptoms
- If pregnant at risk of premature birth Increased risk of infant mortality after birth
Whether it is a woman who smokes Or not smoking Do you have a family? Stay away from cigarette smoke To reduce the risk of various diseases That may follow
