Karen M Tabb1,2, Tumani Malinga3,4, Yang Wang5,4, Kelsie Kelly6, Brandon Meline7,4, Hsiang Huang8,4. 1. School of Social Work, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1010 West Nevada St, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA. ktabb@illinois.edu. 2. IDEA Research Team, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, USA. ktabb@illinois.edu. 3. University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana, USA. 4. IDEA Research Team, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, USA. 5. Renmin University, Beijing, China. 6. Public Health Sciences Department, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA. 7. Champaign-Urbana Public Health District, Champaign, USA. 8. Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Perinatal tobacco smoking remains a public health concern and is associated with smoking related morbidity and mortality. This study aims to report the prevalence and correlates of smoking during pregnancy among low-income women. METHODS: The study sample comprised 729 pregnant women who were enrolled in a perinatal depression registry in a public health WIC program between 2013 and 2015. Smoking risks were obtained from the clinical USDA Risk Assessment. STATA 14.2 was used for analyses. RESULTS: 15.1% of women reported smoking during pregnancy. Compared to White women, Black women were less likely to smoke odds ratio (OR 0.45 [95% CI 0.25-0.81]). Foreign-born women and women living in non-smoking homes remained at a lower risk for smoking during pregnancy. IMPLICATIONS: Smoking during pregnancy is prevalent among low-income women. In addition to prenatal education on smoking cessation, supportive measures to help deliver smoking cessation interventions should be provided to household members.
BACKGROUND: Perinatal tobacco smoking remains a public health concern and is associated with smoking related morbidity and mortality. This study aims to report the prevalence and correlates of smoking during pregnancy among low-income women. METHODS: The study sample comprised 729 pregnant women who were enrolled in a perinatal depression registry in a public health WIC program between 2013 and 2015. Smoking risks were obtained from the clinical USDA Risk Assessment. STATA 14.2 was used for analyses. RESULTS: 15.1% of women reported smoking during pregnancy. Compared to White women, Black women were less likely to smoke odds ratio (OR 0.45 [95% CI 0.25-0.81]). Foreign-born women and women living in non-smoking homes remained at a lower risk for smoking during pregnancy. IMPLICATIONS: Smoking during pregnancy is prevalent among low-income women. In addition to prenatal education on smoking cessation, supportive measures to help deliver smoking cessation interventions should be provided to household members.
Authors: Van T Tong; Patricia M Dietz; Brian Morrow; Denise V D'Angelo; Sherry L Farr; Karilynn M Rockhill; Lucinda J England Journal: MMWR Surveill Summ Date: 2013-11-08