Open AccessRelationships Among Smoking, Drinking, Betel Quid Chewing and Pregnancy‐Related Nausea and Vomiting in Taiwanese Aboriginal Women
Author(s) -
Chou FanHao,
Yang YiHsin,
Kuo ShihHsien,
Chan TeFu,
Yang MeiSang
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the kaohsiung journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.439
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 2410-8650
pISSN - 1607-551X
DOI - 10.1016/s1607-551x(09)70042-7
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , nausea , vomiting , areca , obstetrics , logistic regression , cross sectional study , genetics , structural engineering , pathology , nut , engineering , biology
A cross‐sectional survey was conducted to investigate the associations among smoking, drinking, betel quid chewing and pregnancy‐related nausea and vomiting (N/V) in Taiwanese aboriginal women. A total of 901 aboriginal women from 11 hospitals were recruited into this study. A structured questionnaire on demographic and obstetric information, smoking history, alcohol consumption, betel quid chewing habits, and N/V by checklist was used to collect data. The findings of this study indicated that the prevalence of N/V, maternal smoking, drinking, and betel quid chewing were 75.6% ( n = 682), 22.8% ( n = 201), 31.9% ( n = 287), and 34.7% ( n = 313) respectively. Multiple logistic regression with adjustment for age, body mass index and antiemetics use revealed significant relationships between smoking habits and N/V before confirmation of pregnancy and during pregnancy. In comparison with those who did not smoke, women smoking in excess of 10 cigarettes a day before pregnancy were 1.65 times more likely to develop N/V; and women smoking in excess of 10 cigarettes a day during pregnancy were 2.79 times more likely to develop N/V. Based on the findings of this study, smoking was associated, with a dose‐response effect, with pregnancy‐related N/V. Reducing the intake of cigarettes could decrease the risk of pregnancy‐related N/V. Health care providers should help these women decrease their uncomfortable symptoms and improve their experiences of pregnancy and birth outcome during critical times.