Knowledge and perceptions about Second-Hand Smoke in Pregnant Women

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تاریخ نمایه سازی: 16 فروردین 1400

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Background: The fetus health is of high importance in pregnant women and sinceexposure to second-hand smoke (SHS) endangers the maternal and fetal health. Therefore,in this study we examined the exposure rate of SHS in pregnant women at home and itsrelated factors.Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 255 pregnant womenwho referred to the Isfahan health care center from July to September 2018. A researcher-madequestionnaire was applied to collect data about the participants' exposure rate, attitudeemotionaldimension, perceived susceptibility and perceived severity. The validity andreliability of the questionnaire were confirmed by a panel of experts. The Cronbach’s alpha ofattitude-emotional dimension, perceived susceptibility, perceived severity were also calculatedas 0.81, 0.91 and 0.92, respectively. The data were analyzed by Chi-Square and Mann-Whitneytest.Results: A total number of 255 pregnant women were investigated with a mean age of29.63±7.87years. The mean age of the participants' husbands was 33.40±5.14 years. Wefound that the exposure rate to SHS in pregnant women was 23.1 percent. The meanscores of knowledge and perceptions were lower in women exposed to smoke than thenon-exposed women (P<0.05).Conclusions: The rate of SHS exposure was high in pregnant women. The knowledge andperception scores of exposed women to SHS were lower than those of non-exposed women.Therefore, related training programs should be designed to educate the pregnant women andtheir husbands.

Authors

Zohreh Karimiankakolaki

Associate Professor, Department of Health, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University,Shahrekord, Iran

Laleh Rastak

Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran

Parvin Mohammadi

Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran

Maryam Khadibi

Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran