SynthesisRevista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health2017
Actual and predicted prevalence of alcohol consumption during pregnancy in Latin America and the Caribbean: systematic literature review and meta-analysis.
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- Magnitude and risk factors of khat, alcohol and cigarettes use among pregnant women in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Pooled it
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- Alcohol consumption and associated factors among pregnant women at public health centers in Asella town, southeastern Ethiopia: a multicenter mixed-method cross-sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Substance use during pregnancy and childhood dental caries: a Brazilian cohort study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Alcohol consumption among pregnant women in Brazilian capitals: How many, where, and who are they?Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2025Article
- Alcohol use, heavy episodic drinking, and associated cardiovascular risk in Guyana.Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health · 2025Article
- Prevalence of alcohol use during pregnancy, Brazil, 2011-2012.Cadernos de saude publica · 2023Article
- Alcohol consumption during pregnancy: the result of a risky consumption trajectory?Cadernos de saude publica · 2023Article
- Alcohol consumption and its determinants among pregnant women in Gozamin district, Amhara, Ethiopia, 2020.SAGE open medicine · 2022Article
- Alcohol use and associated factors among women attending antenatal care in Southern Ethiopia: a facility based cross sectional study.BMC research notes · 2019Article
- Weaved into the cultural fabric: a qualitative exploration of alcohol consumption during pregnancy among tribal women in Odisha, India.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2018Article
- A narrative review of alcohol consumption as a risk factor for global burden of disease.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2016Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo estimate the prevalence of alcohol consumption during pregnancy among the general population of Latin America and the Caribbean, by country, in 2012.
methodsThree steps were taken: a comprehensive, systematic literature search; meta-analyses, assuming a random-effects model for countries with published studies; and regression modelling (data prediction) for countries with either no published studies or too few to obtain an estimate.
resultsBased on 24 existing studies, the pooled prevalence of alcohol consumption during pregnancy among the general population was estimated for Brazil (15.2%; 95% confidence interval [95%CI]: 10.4%-20.8%) and Mexico (1.2%; 95%CI: 0.0%-2.7%). The prevalence of alcohol consumption during pregnancy among the general population was predicted for 31 countries and ranged from 4.8% (95%CI: 4.2%-5.4%) in Cuba to 23.3% (95%CI: 20.1%-26.5%) in Grenada.
conclusionsGreater prevention efforts and measures are needed in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean to prevent pregnant women from consuming alcohol during pregnancy and decrease the rates of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Additional high quality studies on the prevalence of alcohol consumption during pregnancy in Latin America and the Caribbean are also needed.
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