Prevalence and factors associated with alcohol consumption during pregnancy

• Main Authors: Flavia Hashizume Baptista (Author), Klenia Bethania Bispo Rocha (Author), Júlia Lustosa Martinelli (Author), Lucimar Retto da Silva de Avó (Author), Rodrigo Alves Ferreira (Author), Carla Maria Ramos Germano (Author), Débora Gusmão Melo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Materno Infantil de Pernambuco.
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Summary

Abstract Objectives: to investigate the prevalence of alcohol consumption during pregnancy and its sociodemographic, reproductive and newborn-related factors. Methods: a cross-sectional and exploratory study carried out on a sample of post-partum women, recruited daily over six months. Sociodemographic and reproductive information about the women and data concerning the newborns were collected. T-ACE questionnaire was used to identify the pattern of alcohol consumption by the women. They were divided into two groups: alcohol consumers (T-ACE score ≥2) and non-alcohol consumers. Comparisons between the two groups were made using the unpaired t test, chi-square test or Fisher's exact test according to the type of variable analyzed. The significance level was set at 5%. Results: out of 925 women, 818 (88.4%) agreed to participate. Among them, 60 (7.3%) were T-ACE positive, i.e. identified as alcohol consumers. Regarding the sociodemographic information, alcohol consumption was more frequent among women who did not have a steady partner (p=0.010). No reproductive variable presented a significant difference between the groups. A lower weight was observed among children of T-ACE positive mothers (3,045g±71.0 vs 3,192g±19.2; p=0.040). Conclusions: identifying and characterizing women who are more susceptible to alcohol consumption during pregnancy can contribute to developing more effective public health intervention strategies.

Item Description

1806-9304
10.1590/1806-93042017000200004