Open AccessSocial Support and Smoking during Pregnancy
Author(s) -
Saba W. Masho,
K. Elizabeth,
Sulola Adekoya
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of women's health care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2167-0420
DOI - 10.4172/2167-0420.1000179
Subject(s) - social support , pregnancy , odds ratio , psychological intervention , demography , medicine , confidence interval , odds , smoking cessation , logistic regression , psychology , social psychology , psychiatry , genetics , pathology , sociology , biology
Smoking during pregnancy and a lack of social support have been identified as independent risk factors for poor birth outcomes. However, the influence of social support on smoking during pregnancy remains under-investigated. This study examined the association between domains of social support and smoking during pregnancy.