Prevalence and factors associated with second hand smoke exposure among a sample of pregnant women in Cairo, Egypt

Autor: Elizabeth R. Stevens, Erin L. Mead-Morse, Kareem Labib, Linda G. Kahn, Sugy Choi, Scott E. Sherman, Cheryl Oncken, Natasha J Williams, Tom Loney, Omar El Shahawy
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: BMC Women's Health, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1472-6874
DOI: 10.1186/s12905-023-02821-2
Popis: Abstract Purpose This study estimated the prevalence of and factors associated with secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure, and assessed attitudes and knowledge about SHS among pregnant women in Cairo, Egypt. Methods Pregnant women in the third trimester were recruited to participate in a survey assessing tobacco smoking and SHS exposure during their current pregnancy. Participants were recruited from three antenatal clinics in Cairo, Egypt, from June 2015 to May 2016. We examined differences in sociodemographic characteristics and SHS exposure, attitudes, and knowledge by smoking/SHS status. We used multivariable ordinary least squares regression to examine the association between husbands’ smoking and pregnant women’s mean daily hours of SHS exposure, adjusting for women’s smoking status, age group, education, and urban (vs. suburban/rural) residence. Results Of two hundred pregnant women aged 16–37 years, about two-thirds (69%) had a husband who smoked tobacco. During their current pregnancy, most women reported being non-smokers (71%), and 38% of non-smokers reported being SHS-exposed. Non-smokers exposed to SHS tended to live in more rural areas and have husbands who smoked in the home. In adjusted analyses, having a husband who smoked was significantly associated with a greater mean number of hours of SHS exposure per day exposed, and this difference was driven by husbands who smoked in the home (p
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