Attitude and Practice Toward Use of Cigarettes and Electronic Cigarettes Among Pregnant Women: A Questionnaire-Based Survey

Autor: Elif, Yıldırım, Serap, Duru, Tülin, Sevim, Füsun, Topçu, Bilun, Gemicioğlu, İpek, Özmen, Birsen, Ocaklı, Eylem, Tuncay, Hilal, Altınöz, Yaşam Kemal, Akpak, Pınar, Çelik, Yelda, Varol, Gülru, Polat, Serir, Özkan, Neşe, Dursunoğlu, Derya, Kılıç, Pınar Yıldız, Gülhan, Özlem, Ercen Diken, Pelin Duru, Çetinkaya, Arzu, Yorgancıoğlu, Nursel, Türkoğlu Selçuk, Füsun, Yıldız, Tijen, Atacağ, Elif Yelda, Niksarlioğlu, Esra, Uzaslan, Nurdan, Köktürk
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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DOI: 10.5152/turkthoracj.2022.22078
Popis: OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate attitude and practice toward use of regular tobacco cigarettes and electronic cigarettes among pregnant women. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A total of 1123 pregnant women participated on a voluntary basis in this questionnaire survey. Maternal charac-teristics, cigarette consumption parameters, and personal opinions regarding the adverse effects of smoking during pregnancy were evaluated. RESULTS: Active smokers composed 12.4% (9.4%: regular tobacco cigarettes, 3.0%: electronic cigarettes) of the study population. Smoking during the current pregnancy, particularly via regular tobacco cigarettes, was more likely for women with smoking during previous pregnancies (56.0% vs. 7.8%, P
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