A Survey on Prenatal Environmental Risk Factors for Mothers of Low Birth Weight Infants in Asan-City / 예방의학회지
Korean Journal of Preventive Medicine
;
: 11-16, 2004.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-30689
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
In this study, we aimed to produce basic data on the prenatal environmental risk factors of low birth weight infants at a community level.METHODS:
In 2000, we conducted the direct interview using questionnaire about prenatal environmental risk factors with low birth weight infant-delivered mothers and normal weight infant-delivered mothers in Asan-city, Chungcheongnamdo Province, Korea. The questions given to the mothers included past pregnancy history, menstrual status, disease history before and during the pregnancy, family history, environmental risk factors and exposure history. The responses of the two groups were compared to calculate the prenatal environmental risk factors of each group.RESULTS:
Mothers' smoking was significantly associated with low birth weight infants (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) 3.27; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.25-8.56) and preterm baby (AOR 4.20; 95% CI, 1.21-14.61). Other environmental risk factors were not significantly different between the two groups.CONCLUSION:
Smoking of mothers can be a risk factor for the delivery of low birth weight infants. These results could provide the basic data on prenatal environmental risk factors of mothers of low birth weight infants and suggest research topics for further community-based evaluation.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Smoke
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Infant, Low Birth Weight
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Smoking
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Odds Ratio
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Risk Factors
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Reproductive History
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Maternal Exposure
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Environmental Exposure
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Korea
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Infant, Newborn
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Pregnancy
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Preventive Medicine
Year:
2004
Type:
Article
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