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Effects of Prenatal Tobacco and Wood-Fuel Smoke Exposure on Birth Weight in Sri Lanka
Low birth weight is a key public health problem in many developing countries, including Sri Lanka. Indoor air pollution from tobacco smoke and kitchen-fuel smoke are among the major contributors to low birth weight, factors of which there are little awareness of in Sri Lanka. We evaluated the effect...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5746698/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28954431 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare5040064 |
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author | Pathirathna, Malshani L. Abeywickrama, Hansani M. Sekijima, Kayoko Sadakata, Mieko Fujiwara, Naoshi Muramatsu, Yoshiyuki Wimalasiri, Kuruppu M. S. Jayawardene, Upali de Silva, Darshana Dematawewa, Chandraratne M. B. |
author_facet | Pathirathna, Malshani L. Abeywickrama, Hansani M. Sekijima, Kayoko Sadakata, Mieko Fujiwara, Naoshi Muramatsu, Yoshiyuki Wimalasiri, Kuruppu M. S. Jayawardene, Upali de Silva, Darshana Dematawewa, Chandraratne M. B. |
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description | Low birth weight is a key public health problem in many developing countries, including Sri Lanka. Indoor air pollution from tobacco smoke and kitchen-fuel smoke are among the major contributors to low birth weight, factors of which there are little awareness of in Sri Lanka. We evaluated the effect of passive smoking and kitchen-fuel smoke exposure on birth weight. Seventy-six pregnant women were included in the study. Data were collected by questionnaire, and exposure assessment was conducted using a breath carbon monoxide monitor. Women exposed to second-hand tobacco smoke daily had a significantly lower mean gestational age at delivery (mean ± standard error [SE]: 38.0 ± 0.5 weeks) than women who were exposed to second-hand tobacco smoke only once a week (mean ± SE: 39.3 ± 0.3 weeks) (p < 0.05). Women who were exposed to tobacco smoke every day delivered neonates with significantly lower mean birth weight (mean ± SE: 2703 ± 135 g) than women who were only exposed once a week (mean ± SE: 3125 ± 147 g) (p < 0.05). A one-minute increase in cooking time in a kitchen without a chimney increased women’s expired air carbon monoxide concentration by 0.038 ppm (p = 0.006). Long-term exposure to wood-fuel smoke in a kitchen without a chimney can increase the risk of inhaling high concentrations of carbon monoxide. |
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spelling | pubmed-57466982018-01-03 Effects of Prenatal Tobacco and Wood-Fuel Smoke Exposure on Birth Weight in Sri Lanka Pathirathna, Malshani L. Abeywickrama, Hansani M. Sekijima, Kayoko Sadakata, Mieko Fujiwara, Naoshi Muramatsu, Yoshiyuki Wimalasiri, Kuruppu M. S. Jayawardene, Upali de Silva, Darshana Dematawewa, Chandraratne M. B. Healthcare (Basel) Communication Low birth weight is a key public health problem in many developing countries, including Sri Lanka. Indoor air pollution from tobacco smoke and kitchen-fuel smoke are among the major contributors to low birth weight, factors of which there are little awareness of in Sri Lanka. We evaluated the effect of passive smoking and kitchen-fuel smoke exposure on birth weight. Seventy-six pregnant women were included in the study. Data were collected by questionnaire, and exposure assessment was conducted using a breath carbon monoxide monitor. Women exposed to second-hand tobacco smoke daily had a significantly lower mean gestational age at delivery (mean ± standard error [SE]: 38.0 ± 0.5 weeks) than women who were exposed to second-hand tobacco smoke only once a week (mean ± SE: 39.3 ± 0.3 weeks) (p < 0.05). Women who were exposed to tobacco smoke every day delivered neonates with significantly lower mean birth weight (mean ± SE: 2703 ± 135 g) than women who were only exposed once a week (mean ± SE: 3125 ± 147 g) (p < 0.05). A one-minute increase in cooking time in a kitchen without a chimney increased women’s expired air carbon monoxide concentration by 0.038 ppm (p = 0.006). Long-term exposure to wood-fuel smoke in a kitchen without a chimney can increase the risk of inhaling high concentrations of carbon monoxide. MDPI 2017-09-26 /pmc/articles/PMC5746698/ /pubmed/28954431 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare5040064 Text en © 2017 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Communication Pathirathna, Malshani L. Abeywickrama, Hansani M. Sekijima, Kayoko Sadakata, Mieko Fujiwara, Naoshi Muramatsu, Yoshiyuki Wimalasiri, Kuruppu M. S. Jayawardene, Upali de Silva, Darshana Dematawewa, Chandraratne M. B. Effects of Prenatal Tobacco and Wood-Fuel Smoke Exposure on Birth Weight in Sri Lanka |
title | Effects of Prenatal Tobacco and Wood-Fuel Smoke Exposure on Birth Weight in Sri Lanka |
title_full | Effects of Prenatal Tobacco and Wood-Fuel Smoke Exposure on Birth Weight in Sri Lanka |
title_fullStr | Effects of Prenatal Tobacco and Wood-Fuel Smoke Exposure on Birth Weight in Sri Lanka |
title_full_unstemmed | Effects of Prenatal Tobacco and Wood-Fuel Smoke Exposure on Birth Weight in Sri Lanka |
title_short | Effects of Prenatal Tobacco and Wood-Fuel Smoke Exposure on Birth Weight in Sri Lanka |
title_sort | effects of prenatal tobacco and wood-fuel smoke exposure on birth weight in sri lanka |
topic | Communication |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5746698/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28954431 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare5040064 |
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