TY - JOUR
T1 - E-Cigarette Use Patterns and High-Risk Behaviors in Pregnancy
T2 - Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2016–2018
AU - Obisesan, Olufunmilayo H.
AU - Osei, Albert D.
AU - Uddin, S. M.Iftekhar
AU - Dzaye, Omar
AU - Cainzos-Achirica, Miguel
AU - Mirbolouk, Mohammadhassan
AU - Orimoloye, Olusola A.
AU - Sharma, Garima
AU - Al Rifai, Mahmoud
AU - Stokes, Andrew
AU - Bhatnagar, Aruni
AU - El Shahawy, Omar
AU - Benjamin, Emelia J.
AU - DeFilippis, Andrew P.
AU - Blaha, Michael J.
N1 - Funding Information:
APD has received research grants from the NIH, Astra Zeneca, Ionis Pharmaceuticals, and private donors. He is also a consultant for Radiometer America. EJB has received research grants from the NIH and American Heart Association under award numbers 18SFRN34110082 and 2U54HL120163.
Funding Information:
The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH, Food and Drug Administration, or American Heart Association. This research was supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the NIH and the Food and Drug Administration Center for Tobacco Products under award numbers P50HL120163 and U54HL120163. APD has received research grants from the NIH, Astra Zeneca, Ionis Pharmaceuticals, and private donors. He is also a consultant for Radiometer America. EJB has received research grants from the NIH and American Heart Association under award numbers 18SFRN34110082 and 2U54HL120163. All other authors have no financial disclosures or conflicts of interest.
Funding Information:
This research was supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the NIH and the Food and Drug Administration Center for Tobacco Products under award numbers P50HL120163 and U54HL120163.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 American Journal of Preventive Medicine
PY - 2020/8
Y1 - 2020/8
N2 - Introduction: The prevalence of e-cigarette use has increased dramatically in the last decade in the U.S. Understanding the prevalence, patterns of use, and risk factor associations of e-cigarette use in pregnant women is particularly important, as this could have potential health implications for the mother and the developing child. Methods: Using Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey data from 2016 to 2018, adult women of reproductive age (18–49 years) who reported being pregnant (n=7,434) were studied. Self-reported current e-cigarette use was the main exposure. Other measures included combustible cigarette smoking status and high-risk behaviors (including other tobacco, marijuana, or heavy alcohol use; binge drinking; and others). All analyses were done in 2019. Results: Approximately 2.2% of pregnant women reported current e-cigarette use, of whom 0.6% reported daily use. The highest prevalence of e-cigarette use was observed in the youngest age group of pregnant women (3.2%), with 41.7% of all pregnant current e-cigarette users being aged 18–24 years. There was a marked increase in the prevalence of current use of e-cigarettes among pregnant women from 1.9% in 2016 to 3.8% in 2018. Approximately 46% of pregnant current e-cigarette users reported concomitant cigarette smoking. Compared with pregnant never e-cigarette users, pregnant current e-cigarette users had a higher prevalence of other tobacco product use, marijuana use, heavy alcohol intake, binge drinking, and other high-risk behaviors. Conclusions: These findings underscore the need to strengthen prevention and policy efforts, specifically in the vulnerable subgroup of pregnant women.
AB - Introduction: The prevalence of e-cigarette use has increased dramatically in the last decade in the U.S. Understanding the prevalence, patterns of use, and risk factor associations of e-cigarette use in pregnant women is particularly important, as this could have potential health implications for the mother and the developing child. Methods: Using Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey data from 2016 to 2018, adult women of reproductive age (18–49 years) who reported being pregnant (n=7,434) were studied. Self-reported current e-cigarette use was the main exposure. Other measures included combustible cigarette smoking status and high-risk behaviors (including other tobacco, marijuana, or heavy alcohol use; binge drinking; and others). All analyses were done in 2019. Results: Approximately 2.2% of pregnant women reported current e-cigarette use, of whom 0.6% reported daily use. The highest prevalence of e-cigarette use was observed in the youngest age group of pregnant women (3.2%), with 41.7% of all pregnant current e-cigarette users being aged 18–24 years. There was a marked increase in the prevalence of current use of e-cigarettes among pregnant women from 1.9% in 2016 to 3.8% in 2018. Approximately 46% of pregnant current e-cigarette users reported concomitant cigarette smoking. Compared with pregnant never e-cigarette users, pregnant current e-cigarette users had a higher prevalence of other tobacco product use, marijuana use, heavy alcohol intake, binge drinking, and other high-risk behaviors. Conclusions: These findings underscore the need to strengthen prevention and policy efforts, specifically in the vulnerable subgroup of pregnant women.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.amepre.2020.02.015
DO - 10.1016/j.amepre.2020.02.015
M3 - Article
C2 - 32362509
AN - SCOPUS:85084234559
VL - 59
SP - 187
EP - 195
JO - American Journal of Preventive Medicine
JF - American Journal of Preventive Medicine
SN - 0749-3797
IS - 2
ER -