Intervention for Mothers in Pregnancy to Reduce Exposure to Secondhand Smoking (IMPRESS) is a study that aimed to culturally adapt, and then evaluate, the effectiveness of evidence-based strategies to reduce second-hand smoking within homes in the peri-urban area of Bangladesh. It also aimed to determine the costs versus benefits of implementing such an intervention.A paper has been published based on qualitative findings from the first phase of the study carried out in India and Bangladesh.
A pilot trial of a multi-component intervention is being conducted as part of the project.