Now that in Spain we have more smoke-free spaces, those of us who have children are in luck, because we think it will result in better child health. This seems to confirm the data of less hospital admissions for children with asthma in places where smoke free spaces They have been running for a while.
In Scotland, the ban on smoking in public places began in March 2006. This fact influenced the rate of hospitalizations for childhood asthma, since once the anti-smoking legislation was implemented, a reduction of 18.2% per year was observed in the hospitalization rate in relation to the rate existing on March 26, 2006.
The reduction appeared in both preschoolers and school-age children, and a net reduction was observed in the years after the implementation of the law of 13%.
For the study, all hospitalizations for asthma in children under 15 years of age were recorded during the period from January 2000 to October 2009.
AdvertisingThe prohibition of tobacco consumption in certain environments It has been shown to have beneficial effects on the adult population, reducing the number of admissions for acute coronary syndrome and the percentage of respiratory diseases in hospitality employees.
These results, together with those of the study mentioned, encourage the extension of the measure in places where it has not yet been done.
This is very positive data that, although in Spain it is too early to reach similar conclusions, we expect the trend to be fulfilled and With the new smoke-free spaces, there is less hospital admissions for children with asthma.
