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Second hand smoking and tobacco use among pregnant women in Yatinuwara Medical Officer of Health (MOH) area in Sri Lanka

This study was aimed to assess the prevalence and factors associated with second hand smoking (SHS) and tobacco use among pregnant women in Yatinuwara Medical Officer of Health area in Kandy district, Sri Lanka. This was a descriptive cross-sectional study using 390 pregnant women. Data were collect...

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Main Authors:	Ann Shanali Perera (Author), Rasika Manori Jayasinghe (Author), Anura Rajapakse (Author), Ratnayake Mudiyanselage Himali Erandathie Ratnayake (Author), Ruwan Duminda Jayasinghe (Author)
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Published:	Elsevier, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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