Article Commentary: Secondhand Smoking in Jordan: Clearing the Air for One of the Highest Tobacco Prevalence Countries in the Middle East

• Main Authors: Linda G. Haddad (Author), Sukaina Al-Zyoud (Author), Nesrin Abu Baker (Author), Huda Gharaibeh (Author), Omar El Shahawy (Author), Raed Alramadhani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

As the rate of tobacco consumption in Jordan increases, Jordanian policy makers are urged to develop guidelines on smoking exposures. This paper is concerned with the magnitude of exposure and harm caused by secondhand smoke (SHS) on childbearing women and young children. Despite a strict policy tha...