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Prevalence and risk factors of secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure among pregnant women in Mongolia
Abstract This cross-sectional study investigated the prevalence of smoking and secondhand smoking (SHS) among pregnant women in Darkhan-Uul Province, Mongolia, using urinary cotinine (UC) levels, and clarified the factors related to SHS exposure. It targeted pregnant women who underwent antenatal health check-ups from November 2015 to January 2016. Self-administered questionnaires and urine samples were used to collect data. Using UC levels as the criterion, it was found that the prevalence of smokers (>100âng/ml) among 493 pregnant women was 11.8%, while SHS exposure (â„5âng/ml) among nonsmokers was 44.8%. Older and highly educated women had lower odds of SHS exposure (pâ=â0.006 and 0.002, respectively). Furthermore, nonsmoking pregnant women from homes where smoking was permitted had higher odds of SHS exposure compared to women from homes where smoking was not permitted. These results suggest that community guidance programs, such as home smoking cessation that include families, are necessary
Comparison of knowledge about smoking and passive smoking and urinary cotinine levels in pregnant women and their partners in Mongolia: A cross-sectional study
This study aimed to compare knowledge about smoking, including passive smoking, and urinary cotinine (UC) levels in pregnant women and their partners in Mongolia. The study was conducted between November 2015 and January 2016 in Darkhan-Uul Province, Mongolia. Pregnant women with less than 20 weeksâ gestation were recruited, and their partners were also invited to participate. Self-administered questionnaires and urine samples
were used to collect data. Knowledge about smoking including passive smoking was measured using 14 questions. Data were analyzed using a Studentâs t-test, a chi-squared test, a one-way analysis of variance, and the TukeyâKramer method for post-hoc analysis. Correlations were measured by computing Pearsonâs r or Spearmanâs Ï. A total of 508 pregnant women and 227 partners participated in this study; of these, 221 couplesâ data were analyzed. Pregnant womenâs scores on knowledge about smoking and passive smoking were significantly higher than those
of their partners (9.4 ± 2.9 and 8.7 ± 3.1, respectively; p = 0.017). Pregnant womenâs and their partnersâ scores were slightly correlated (r = 0.163, p = 0.015). Pregnant womenâs and their partnersâ UC levels were significantly correlated (Ï = 0.250, p < 0.001). This study is the first to examine knowledge about smoking and passive smoking and UC levels among pregnant women and their partners in Mongolia. Because pregnant womenâs and their partnersâ scores and UC levels were positively correlated, health education on the harm caused by smoking and passive smoking should be provided to both pregnant women and their partners