Maternal smoking prevalence in Brazil in 2013 and 2019: not what we expected when they were expecting!
André Salem SzkloGraziele GriloJeffrey DropePublished in: Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (2024)
The decline in smoking prevalence among non-pregnant women between 2013 and 2019 was accompanied by an increase in maternal smoking prevalence. Monitoring tobacco use during pregnancy is critical for achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Ongoing tobacco industry interference and the marketing of tobacco products to vulnerable populations in Brazil pose serious threats to public health. The fact that women smoke in such an important phase of their and their unborn children's lives reinforces the need to strengthen the implementation of concurrent tobacco control actions, including tobacco excise tax policy and primary healthcare professionals´ tobacco-related assistance during interaction with their patients.
Keyphrases
- public health
- pregnant women
- risk factors
- pregnancy outcomes
- smoking cessation
- healthcare
- primary care
- end stage renal disease
- squamous cell carcinoma
- prognostic factors
- young adults
- quality improvement
- birth weight
- radiation therapy
- adipose tissue
- physical activity
- patient reported outcomes
- locally advanced
- global health
- insulin resistance
- patient reported
- gestational age