• Am J Prev Med · Oct 2020

    Changes in Multiple and Different Tobacco Product Use Behaviors in Women Before and During Pregnancy: An Analysis of Longitudinal Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Data.

    • Sooyong Kim.
    • Behavioral Sciences Group, Sanford Research, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Electronic address: sooyong.kim@sanfordhealth.org.
    • Am J Prev Med. 2020 Oct 1; 59 (4): 588592588-592.

    IntroductionChanges in tobacco use behaviors among women with respect to pregnancy are expected to be significant and dynamic, with a strong desire for smoking cessation, diversification of tobacco products, and perceived relative safety on noncigarette tobacco products. This study aims to illustrate how multiple and different tobacco use behaviors change before and during pregnancy.MethodsData were extracted from 864 pregnant, nationally representative U.S. women, who were prospectively followed with the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health study between 2013 and 2017. Smoking statuses were defined on the basis of the number and type of 7 different tobacco products under current use. Differences in maternal characteristics were investigated in relation to tobacco cessation statuses during pregnancy. Weighted percentages and 95% CIs were calculated.ResultsOnly 50.4% of prepregnancy tobacco users achieved complete abstinence with varying rates of cessation, depending on the number and type of products used prepregnancy. The lowest cessation rates were observed among prepregnancy poly-tobacco users (23.3%) and conventional cigarette smokers (45.5%). During pregnancy, 11.3% and 2.8% of women reported smoking cigarettes and e-cigarettes, respectively. Persistent tobacco users during pregnancy were more likely to be white, be older, and have nonprivate or no medical insurance (all p<0.05).ConclusionsThis study demonstrates a widespread prenatal tobacco use and low rates of complete cessation in major subgroups of tobacco users. Current findings on the concurrent use of multiple products and noncigarette tobacco products highlight the urgent need for further research and comprehensive public health intervention for smoking cessation during pregnancy.Copyright © 2020 American Journal of Preventive Medicine. All rights reserved.

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