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Smoking among pregnant women in small towns in Poland

Authors: Łukasz Balwicki, M. Zarzeczna-Baran, Ł. Wierucki, T. Jędrzejczyk, M. Strahl, M. Wrotkowska, M. L. Goniewicz, T. Zdrojewski

Published in: International Journal of Public Health | Issue 1/2016

Abstract

Objectives

The aim of the work was to assess among pregnant women from small towns and villages in Poland: the prevalence of smoking, credibility of smoking, and influence of socioeconomic factors on smoking status.

Methods

The data came from 4512 interviews with women in different trimesters of pregnancy. The interviews were collected in 2007 and 2008 year in towns up to 8000 citizens in 12 voivodeships.

Results

Prevalence of smoking in the beginning of pregnancy was confirmed by 34.6 % of women. During the pregnancy 14.7 % of women declared quitting smoking and 19.9 % continued smoking. Cigarette smoking was most frequent in those with a primary education, unemployed, very low incomes in household, and having both smoking parents. In multifactorial analysis, risk of smoking was highest (95 % CI 1.74–6.06) for women that were divorced or not living with a partner compared with married.

Conclusions

Rates of active smoking among a population of pregnant women living in small towns in Poland are very high. Since the correlates of smoking during pregnancy are a low education level and a low economic status of the pregnant woman, these socioeconomic groups should be first priority targets.

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Title: Smoking among pregnant women in small towns in Poland
Authors: Łukasz Balwicki
M. Zarzeczna-Baran
Ł. Wierucki
T. Jędrzejczyk
M. Strahl
M. Wrotkowska
M. L. Goniewicz
T. Zdrojewski
Publication date: 01-01-2016
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: International Journal of Public Health / Issue 1/2016
Print ISSN: 1661-8556
Electronic ISSN: 1661-8564
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-015-0735-2

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Smoking among pregnant women in small towns in Poland

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