Exposure to and actions against passive smoking in non-smoking pregnant women in Guangzhou, China
Background. The objective was to describe the extent of passive smoking exposure and preventive actions against passive smoking in non‐smoking pregnant women and to analyze factors associated with preventive actions. Methods. This was a cross‐sectional survey on 1449 never‐smoking pregnant women who...
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Published in | Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica Vol. 79; no. 11; pp. 947 - 952 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Copenhagen
Munksgaard International Publishers
01.11.2000
Taylor & Francis |
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Summary: | Background. The objective was to describe the extent of passive smoking exposure and preventive actions against passive smoking in non‐smoking pregnant women and to analyze factors associated with preventive actions.
Methods. This was a cross‐sectional survey on 1449 never‐smoking pregnant women who made their first prenatal visit to the Women and Children's Hospital of Guangzhou, China during 1996–97.
Results. 60.2% (95% Confidence Interval 57.7%–62.7%) of the never‐smoking pregnant women had a husband who currently smoked. Women with smoking husbands (n=872) were more exposed to ETS than those with non‐smoking husbands (n=577) at home (71% vs. 33%), in public places (77% vs. 66%) and at work (60% vs. 50% of working women), and they took less actions against passive smoking in public places. Women with better education and knowledge on smoking and passive smoking had stronger preventive actions.
Conclusions. Non‐smoking pregnant women in China are often exposed to passive smoking and their preventive actions are weak. Passive smoking is an important obstetric and public health problem in developing countries and deserves urgent international attention. |
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Bibliography: | ark:/67375/WNG-4LBRW8BG-H istex:6D9B1DFF03AB88C6023B8CB23CCE8D800B4F3E64 ArticleID:aog0o080 |
ISSN: | 0001-6349 1600-0412 |
DOI: | 10.1034/j.1600-0412.2000.079011947.x |