Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine frequency, knowledge, and practice of tobacco smoking in pregnant
women visiting outpatient department of Liaquat University Hospital Hyderabad.
STUDY DESIGN: Descriptive observational study.
SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Study carried out at Liaquat University Hospital Hyderabad from 1st
Dec 2009 to 31st Jan 2010. All pregnant ladies visited the outpatient department of Obstetric and
Gynecology for antenatal care with an age range 18-46 years were enrolled for study. Semi
structured questionnaire consisting various items used to explore the range of knowledge and
practice of pregnant women as far as tobacco smoking is concerned. Data was analyzed using
SPSS version 16.0.
RESULTS: A total of 350 pregnant women were included in this study. Frequency of tobacco
smoking was 60.57% (212). 179(51.14%) women were also using smokeless tobacco along with
smoking. Only 42 (12%) knew hazards of tobacco consumption .Knowledge was high in 27
(7.71%) patients. Peer pressure was the reason for commencement of smoking in 234(66.85%)
of women and depression in 60(17.14%).
CONCLUSION: Tobacco consumption is a major health problem in pregnant woman. Obstetrician should promote smoking cessation during pregnancy using evidence based methods.
Chandra Madhu Das, Ambreen Ghori , Farkhunda Khursheed, Zakia Zaheen, Madhu Sharma. (2012) Frequency, Knowledge and Practice of Tobacco Smoking in Pregnant Women at out Patient Department of a Tertiary Care Hospital, Journal of Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Volume-11, Issue-3.
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