Prevalence of Smoking During Pregnancy and Associated Factors: A Descriptive and Cross-Sectional Study
Öz
This study aims to determine the prevalence of smoking during pregnancy and to identify associated factors. This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted between February 12, 2024, and January 17, 2025, in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Outpatient Clinics of a public hospital located in the Anatolian region of Türkiye. The study population consisted of pregnant women attending these outpatient clinics, and the sample comprised 687 voluntary participants selected using a convenience sampling method. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews using a sociodemographic characteristics form and a questionnaire assessing individual characteristics related to smoking behavior. In addition to descriptive statistics, chi-square tests and logistic regression analyses were performed. Statistical significance was set at p<.05. Among the participants, 20.4% reported smoking during pregnancy. Statistically significant associations were found between smoking behavior and educational level, economic status, number of pregnancies, gestational week, history of pregnancy complications, antenatal care utilization, pre-pregnancy smoking status, intention to quit smoking, presence of smokers in the household, and location of smoking within the home (p<.05). Logistic regression analysis revealed that educational level (OR=0.057; 95% CI: 0.009-0.355), gestational week (OR=0.947; 95% CI: 0.928-0.966), history of pregnancy complications (OR=0.006; 95% CI: 0.000-0.221), and the presence of smokers in the household (OR=0.084; 95% CI: 0.009-0.745) were significantly associated with smoking during pregnancy. The findings indicate that smoking behavior during pregnancy is associated with sociodemographic, obstetric, and environmental factors. Smoking cessation interventions during pregnancy should not focus solely on the individual but should also address the family and household environment. Strengthening individualized smoking cessation counseling within antenatal care services and expanding family-based interventions may contribute to the protection of maternal and infant health.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Kaynakça
- Action on Smoking and Health. (2019). Supporting partners to quit smoking: Evidence into practice. Action on Smoking and Health. https://ash.org.uk/uploads/Supporting-partners-to-quit-smoking-v1.pdf
- Aksakal, B. Y., P.r.ncci, E., & Akkus, .. H. (2017). Smoking status of pregnant women in Elazig, an eastern province of Turkey. Deneysel ve Klinik T.p Dergisi, 34(1). https://izlik.org/JA92XX44YE
- Allen, H., & Daw, J. (2025). Perinatal smoking patterns from preconception to 1-year postpartum. JAMA Network Open, 8(1), e2454974. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.54974
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). (2020). Tobacco use and smoking cessation during pregnancy (ACOG Committee Opinion No. 807). Obstetrics & Gynecology, 135(5), e221-e229. https://doi.org/10.1097/AOG.0000000000003822
- Amiri, S., & Saadat, S. H. (2021). Smoking and smoking relapse in postpartum: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Addictive Disorders & Their Treatment, 20(4), 187.193. https://doi.org/10.1097/ADT.0000000000000282 Assari, S., & Boyce, S. (2021). Social determinants of cigarette smoking among American women during pregnancy. Women, 1(3), 128.136. https://doi.org/10.3390/women1030012
- Bonello, K., Figoni, H., Blanchard, E., Vignier, N., Avenin, G., Melchior, M., et al. (2023). Prevalence of smoking during pregnancy and associated social inequalities in developed countries over the 1995.2020 period: A systematic review. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, 37, 555.565. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppe.12989
- Cengizo.lu, H., & Golba.., Z. (2021). Gebe kad.nlar.n sigara kullan.m. ve pasif sigara duman.na maruziyetinin belirlenmesi. Gazi Sa.l.k Bilimleri Dergisi, 6(3), 78.89. https://doi.org/10.52881/gsbdergi.938147
- Delcroix Gomez, C., Delcroix, M. H., Jamee, A., Gauthier, T., Marquet, P., Aubard, Y. (2022). Fetal growth restriction, low birth weight, and preterm birth: Effects of active or passive smoking evaluated by maternal expired CO at delivery, impacts of cessation at different trimesters. Tobacco Induced Diseases, 20, 70. https://doi.org/10.18332/tid/152111
Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Doğum ve Kadın Hastalıkları Hemşireliği
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Nermin Altunbaş
*
0000-0003-1190-3523
Türkiye
Yayımlanma Tarihi
31 Temmuz 2026
Gönderilme Tarihi
22 Ağustos 2025
Kabul Tarihi
12 Temmuz 2026
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2026 Cilt: 6 Sayı: 2