Effect of a communication intervention on alcohol use during pregnancy in post conflict Northern Uganda: a quasi experimental study

• Published in: Substance abuse treatment, prevention and policy Vol. 17; no. 1; p. 80
• Main Authors: Agiresaasi, Apophia, Nassanga, Goretti, Maina, Gakenia Wamuyu, Kiguli, Juliet, Nabiwemba, Elizabeth, Kiwanuka, Noah, Mukose, Aggrey, Tumwesigye, Nazarius Mbona
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 12.12.2022; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Abstinence; Age groups; Alcohol Abstinence; Alcohol Drinking - prevention & control; Alcohol use; Antenatal care; Care and treatment; Communication; Community health aides; Community health care; Complications and side effects; Diagnosis; Drinking in pregnancy; Effect of alcohol on; Ethanol; Female; Fetal alcohol syndrome; Fetus; Households; Humans; Intervention; Meetings; Post conflict; Pregnancy; Quasi-experimental methods; Risk Factors; Services; Uganda; Womens health; Workers; Uganda; Africa; Pregnancy; Uganda; Post conflict; Antenatal care; Alcohol use; Communication

Alcohol use during pregnancy is a preventable risk factor for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum disorders. Psycho-social and educational interventions have been reported to enable women reduce alcohol intake levels during pregnancy and help improve some health outcomes of unhealthy alcohol use. We set out to a...