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Tobacco Use and Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke amongst Pregnant Women in the United Arab Emirates: The Mutaba’ah Study

Self-reported tobacco use is high in the male adult Emirati population (males ~36% vs. females ~3%); however, there are minimal data on tobacco use or exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) during pregnancy in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This study investigated the prevalence of, and fact...

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Autores principales: Taha, Mohammed Nagdi, Al-Ghumgham, Zaki, Ali, Nasloon, Al-Rifai, Rami H., Elbarazi, Iffat, Al-Maskari, Fatima, El-Shahawy, Omar, Ahmed, Luai A., Loney, Tom
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9224424/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35742747
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19127498
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author Taha, Mohammed Nagdi
Al-Ghumgham, Zaki
Ali, Nasloon
Al-Rifai, Rami H.
Elbarazi, Iffat
Al-Maskari, Fatima
El-Shahawy, Omar
Ahmed, Luai A.
Loney, Tom
author_facet Taha, Mohammed Nagdi
Al-Ghumgham, Zaki
Ali, Nasloon
Al-Rifai, Rami H.
Elbarazi, Iffat
Al-Maskari, Fatima
El-Shahawy, Omar
Ahmed, Luai A.
Loney, Tom
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description Self-reported tobacco use is high in the male adult Emirati population (males ~36% vs. females ~3%); however, there are minimal data on tobacco use or exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) during pregnancy in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This study investigated the prevalence of, and factors associated with, tobacco use and exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) amongst pregnant women in the UAE. Baseline cross-sectional data were analysed from the Mutaba’ah Study. Expectant mothers completed a self-administered questionnaire collecting sociodemographic information, maternal tobacco use, and ETS exposure during antenatal visits at three hospitals in Al Ain (UAE; May 2017–February 2021). Amongst 8586 women included in the study, self-reported tobacco use during pregnancy was low (0.7%), paternal tobacco use was high (37.9%), and a third (34.8%) of expectant mothers were exposed to ETS (28.0% at home only). Pregnant women who were employed (adjusted odds ratio (aOR): 1.35, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.19–1.52), with childbirth anxiety (aOR 1.21, 95% CI 1.08–1.36), and with an increased number of adults living in the same household (aOR 1.02 95% CI 1.01–1.03) were independently more likely to be exposed to ETS. Pregnant women with higher education levels (aOR 0.84, 95% CI 0.75–0.94) and higher gravidity (aOR 0.95, 95% CI 0.92–0.99) were less likely to be exposed to ETS. Public health efforts targeting smoking cessation amongst husbands and promoting smoke-free homes are warranted to help reduce prenatal ETS exposure in the UAE.
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spelling pubmed-92244242022-06-24 Tobacco Use and Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke amongst Pregnant Women in the United Arab Emirates: The Mutaba’ah Study Taha, Mohammed Nagdi Al-Ghumgham, Zaki Ali, Nasloon Al-Rifai, Rami H. Elbarazi, Iffat Al-Maskari, Fatima El-Shahawy, Omar Ahmed, Luai A. Loney, Tom Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Self-reported tobacco use is high in the male adult Emirati population (males ~36% vs. females ~3%); however, there are minimal data on tobacco use or exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) during pregnancy in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This study investigated the prevalence of, and factors associated with, tobacco use and exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) amongst pregnant women in the UAE. Baseline cross-sectional data were analysed from the Mutaba’ah Study. Expectant mothers completed a self-administered questionnaire collecting sociodemographic information, maternal tobacco use, and ETS exposure during antenatal visits at three hospitals in Al Ain (UAE; May 2017–February 2021). Amongst 8586 women included in the study, self-reported tobacco use during pregnancy was low (0.7%), paternal tobacco use was high (37.9%), and a third (34.8%) of expectant mothers were exposed to ETS (28.0% at home only). Pregnant women who were employed (adjusted odds ratio (aOR): 1.35, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.19–1.52), with childbirth anxiety (aOR 1.21, 95% CI 1.08–1.36), and with an increased number of adults living in the same household (aOR 1.02 95% CI 1.01–1.03) were independently more likely to be exposed to ETS. Pregnant women with higher education levels (aOR 0.84, 95% CI 0.75–0.94) and higher gravidity (aOR 0.95, 95% CI 0.92–0.99) were less likely to be exposed to ETS. Public health efforts targeting smoking cessation amongst husbands and promoting smoke-free homes are warranted to help reduce prenatal ETS exposure in the UAE. MDPI 2022-06-18 /pmc/articles/PMC9224424/ /pubmed/35742747 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19127498 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/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 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Al-Ghumgham, Zaki
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El-Shahawy, Omar
Ahmed, Luai A.
Loney, Tom
Tobacco Use and Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke amongst Pregnant Women in the United Arab Emirates: The Mutaba’ah Study
title Tobacco Use and Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke amongst Pregnant Women in the United Arab Emirates: The Mutaba’ah Study
title_full Tobacco Use and Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke amongst Pregnant Women in the United Arab Emirates: The Mutaba’ah Study
title_fullStr Tobacco Use and Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke amongst Pregnant Women in the United Arab Emirates: The Mutaba’ah Study
title_full_unstemmed Tobacco Use and Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke amongst Pregnant Women in the United Arab Emirates: The Mutaba’ah Study
title_short Tobacco Use and Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke amongst Pregnant Women in the United Arab Emirates: The Mutaba’ah Study
title_sort tobacco use and exposure to environmental tobacco smoke amongst pregnant women in the united arab emirates: the mutaba’ah study
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9224424/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35742747
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19127498
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