Exposure to tobacco, alcohol and drugs of abuse during pregnancy. A study of prevalence among pregnant women in Malaga (Spain)

The prevalence of substance abuse in women who become pregnant is similar to that of the general population, resulting in a high fetal exposure rate during the most vulnerable period regarding neurodevelopment and organogenesis. The present study was intended to assess the level of prenatal exposure...

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Published in:Adicciones (Palma de Mallorca) 2015-06, Vol.27 (2), p.99-108
Main Authors: Blasco-Alonso, Marta, González-Mesa, Ernesto, Gálvez Montes, Milagros, Lozano Bravo, Isabel, Merino Galdón, Federico, Cuenca Campos, Francisco, Marín Schiaffino, Gema, Pérez Torres, Sergio, Herrera Peral, José, Bellido Estévez, Inmaculada
Format: Article
Language:eng ; spa
Subjects:
Adult
Alcohol use
Alcoholism - epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Drug abuse
Female
Humans
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications - epidemiology
Prevalence
Self Report
Smoking - epidemiology
Spain - epidemiology
Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology
Tobacco
Women
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Summary:The prevalence of substance abuse in women who become pregnant is similar to that of the general population, resulting in a high fetal exposure rate during the most vulnerable period regarding neurodevelopment and organogenesis. The present study was intended to assess the level of prenatal exposure to tobacco, alcohol or illicit drugs in the city of Málaga (Spain). It was designed as a cross-sectional study, and based on the anonymous self-reports of participants. A total of 451 pregnant women were recruited in the first, second or third trimester. The prevalence in each of the quarters respectively was 21.2%, 18.5% and 13.3% for smoking, 40.7%, 23.1% and 17.1% for alcohol and 4.8%, 1.9% and 1.2% for cannabis. We also found that a higher educational level was associated with a lower consumption of tobacco (RR 0.659 [0.537-0.810] p
ISSN:0214-4840
DOI:10.20882/adicciones.695