Badriyeh Karami, Mahya Abbasi, Maryam Tajvar
Determinants of Neonatal, Infant and Child Mortalities in Iran: A Systematic Review
Iranian journal of public health
although known maternal tobacco use pregnancy substantially declined higherincome countries information magnitude determinants tobacco use among pregnant women subsaharan africa ssa remains limited establishing evidence maternal tobacco pregnancy crucial guiding targeted interventions ssa study aimed determine overall prevalence tobacco use determinants among pregnant women ssa countries study used data demographic health surveys conducted 33 countries across ssa 2010 2021 analysis included total weighted sample 40291 pregnant women multilevel logistic regression model used identify factors associated maternal tobacco use pregnancy measure association explanatory variables outcome reported using adjusted odds ratios aors 95 confidence intervals cis pooled prevalence tobacco use among pregnant women ssa 176 95 ci 141 212 findings showed pregnant women age groups 2534 years aor 144 95 ci 114 182 35 years aor 218 95 ci 168 283 higher odds tobacco use pregnancy pregnant women attained primary education aor 057 95 ci 046 070 secondary higher education aor 039 95 ci 030 053 associated lower odds tobacco use similarly pregnant women resided households high wealth index aor 036 95 ci 055 090 media exposure aor 081 95 ci 067 099 less likely use tobacco pregnancy study revealed overall prevalence maternal tobacco use pregnancy relatively low ssa countries exhibited higher estimates address crucial implement targeted smoking prevention cessation strategies particularly young pregnant women facing socioeconomic disadvantages lower educational status