Tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke among pregnant women in the Dominican Republic: an exploratory look into attitudes, beliefs, perceptions, and practices.
Tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke among pregnant women in the Dominican Republic: an exploratory look into attitudes, beliefs, perceptions, and practices.
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多米尼加共和国孕妇的烟草使用和二手烟暴露：对态度、信仰、看法和做法的探索性研究。
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10.1093/ntr/ntr193
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2011
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Ossip,DeborahJ
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Torres,Essie;QuiñonesdeMonegro,Zahira;French,Lucia;Swanson,DenaP;Guido,Joseph;Ossip,DeborahJ
本研究的目的是评估多米尼加共和国孕妇对烟草使用和接触的态度、信念、观念和做法。方法在多明尼加共和国圣地亚哥市的两所公立卫生医院进行调查，选取192名产前检查妇女作为方便样本。分析调查了孕妇的烟草使用、二手烟暴露（SHS）、对吸烟风险和戒烟益处的了解以及对女性烟草使用的态度。所有数据收集于2009年4月至8月。结果调查对象年龄在18 - 41岁之间，平均年龄25岁（SD= 4.59），识字率高（82%），受教育程度低（高中以下48%），失业率高（65%）。曾经吸过烟的比例为14%，曾经经常吸烟的比例为5%。在所有答复者中，3%的妇女报告目前是吸烟者。当受访者被问及明年是否会尝试吸烟时，7%的人回答是，可能会，或者不知道。孕妇自我报告的二手烟中毒率为16%，14%报告其幼儿暴露于二手烟。在这项研究中，超过一半的孕妇允许在家中吸烟（76%）。结论：本研究初步了解了孕妇的烟草使用和接触情况，及其对多米尼加共和国公共卫生工作的潜在影响，包括改善孕产妇和儿童健康。
IntroductionThe purpose of this study is to assess the attitudes, beliefs, perceptions, and practices regarding tobacco use and exposure among pregnant women in the Dominican Republic.MethodsThe survey was conducted in two public health hospitals in Santiago, Dominican Republic, and was administered to a convenience sample of 192 women during prenatal care visits. Analyses examined pregnant women’s tobacco use, secondhand smoke exposure (SHS), knowledge about risks of smoking and benefits of quitting, and attitudes toward women’s tobacco use. All data were collected between April and August 2009.ResultsRespondents’ age ranged from 18 to 41 years, with a mean age of 25 years (SD= 4.59), a high literacy level (82%), low educational levels (48% less than high school education), and a high unemployment rate (65%). Levels of ever having experimented with cigarettes were 14%, and 5% had ever been a regular smoker. Among all respondents, 3% of women reported being current smokers. When respondents were asked if they would try smoking next year, 7% responded yes, maybe, or don’t know. Rates of self-reported SHS among pregnant women were 16%, and 14% reported their young children being exposed to secondhand smoke. More than half of the pregnant women in this study allowed smoking in their home (76%).ConclusionsThis study provides a preliminary understanding of tobacco use and exposure among pregnant women and its potential impact on the Dominican Republic’s public health efforts that include improving maternal and child health.