Factors Associated with Smoking in Pregnancy

Authors

  • Giordana de Cássia Pinheiro da Motta Fundação Universitária de Cardiologia; Hospital de Alvorada
  • Isabel Cristina Echer Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Amália de Fátima Lucena Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Escola de Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692010000400021

Keywords:

Smoking, Pregnancy, Prenatal Care, Tobacco Use Cessation

Abstract

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to identify factors related to smoking during pregnancy. The sample included 267 puerperae hospitalized in the maternity unit of a university hospital in Porto Alegre/RS. The data were collected through a self-applied instrument and statistically analyzed. The majority of the puerperae (51.3%) were between 18 and 25 years old, 55.4% were nonsmokers, 25.5% were smokers, 19.1% had recently ceased smoking (in abstinence). The nonsmokers had more consultations than the smokers and the abstinent smokers (p=0.025). The number of women who had more than one child was higher among smokers than among nonsmokers and abstinent smokers (p=0.002). Women were more likely to stop smoking before pregnancy when they had a partner who was a nonsmoker (p=0.007). Several factors influence smoking and smoking cessation and these are important in prenatal interventions aimed at pregnant women and their partners.

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Published

2010-08-01

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 4 (2010)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Factors Associated with Smoking in Pregnancy . (2010). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 18(4), 809-815. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692010000400021