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ArticleAlcoholism, clinical and experimental research2012

Detection of alcohol use in the second trimester among low-income pregnant women in the prenatal care settings in Jefferson County, Alabama.

Qing Li, Janet Hankin, Sharon C Wilsnack, Ernest L Abel, Russell S Kirby, Louis G Keith, Sarah G Obican

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Article in Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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7 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Qing LiCenter for Social Medicine and Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Department of Sociology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA. youliqing@hotmail.com
Janet Hankin
Sharon C Wilsnack
Ernest L Abel
Russell S Kirby
Louis G Keith
Sarah G Obican
Wayne State University · USGeorge Washington University · USNorthwestern University · USUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham · USUniversity of North Dakota · USUniversity of South Florida · US

Funding

UAB RURAL PERINATAL CENTER: INFECTION AND PREMATURITYP01HD033927 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI SCHWEBKE, JANE R · 1996 to 2000
$732k
Intimate Partner Violence Among Low-Income Pregnant Women: Multilevel AnalysisR49CE000556 · CE · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI LI, QING · 2005 to 2005
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NCIPC CDC HHS R49 CE000556NCIPC CDC HHS R49-CE000556-01NICHD NIH HHS P01 HD033927NICHD NIH HHS P01HD033927-05
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPrenatal alcohol use, a leading preventable cause of birth defects and developmental disabilities, remains a prevalent public health concern in the United States. This study aims to detect the proportion and correlates of prenatal alcohol use in the prenatal care settings in Alabama. Prenatal care settings were chosen because of their potential as stable locations to screen for and to reduce prenatal alcohol use within a community.

methodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study of 3,046 women in the 22 and 23 weeks of gestation who sought prenatal care in 8 community-based public clinics and participated in the Perinatal Emphasis Research Center project in Jefferson County, Alabama, from 1997 to 2001. Frequency and quantity of alcohol use in the past 3 months were assessed by research nurses during face-to-face interviews. We conducted logistic regression analyses to calculate adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of correlates of prenatal alcohol use.

resultsParticipants were predominantly young, African American, and unmarried, 86.5% on Medicaid. The proportion of alcohol use in the second trimester of pregnancy was 5.1%; 0.3% of women reported 4 or more drinks on a drinking day to research nurses. Older maternal age (OR = 1.11; 95% CI = 1.08 to 1.15), use of welfare (OR = 1.43; 95% CI = 1.02 to 2.02), and male partner-perpetrated violence (OR = 2.96; 95% CI = 1.92 to 4.56) were positively associated with elevated risk of prenatal alcohol use. Protective factors included higher levels of self-esteem (OR = 0.94; 95% CI = 0.89 to 0.98) and more years of education (OR = 0.88; 95% CI = 0.78 to 0.98).

conclusionsPrenatal alcohol use remains a public health issue among low-income pregnant women in Jefferson County, Alabama. Research nurses detected it in the second trimester. Future studies need to encourage screening for prenatal alcohol use in the prenatal care settings by obstetrician-gynecologists, family physicians, nurses, and midwives. Combined interventions to educate and empower women and strengthen families are needed.

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Pregnancy Trimester, SecondWomenAdolescentAdultAlabamaAlcohol DrinkingBlack or African AmericanConfidence IntervalsCross-Sectional StudiesEducational StatusFemaleHumansLogistic ModelsMedicaidPovertyPregnancy

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PMID22375628
PMCPMC3506173
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