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Alcohol consumption behavior of pregnant women in Japan.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18708087     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to clarify the prevalence of alcohol consumption among pregnant women in Japan and its associated factors. METHOD: 344 institutions participated in the survey which was conducted in February 2006. Each subject was requested to fill out a self-administered anonymous questionnaire. Factors associated with alcohol consumption during pregnancy were examined using the chi-squared test and logistic regression analysis. RESULTS: The number of effective responses was 18,965. The prevalence of alcohol consumption before the confirmation of pregnancy and during pregnancy was 44.6% and 4.6% respectively. The following items were recognized as being associated with promoting alcohol consumption during pregnancy: greater number of weeks of pregnancy, more pregnancies, fewer years of schooling, being employed, an alcohol consumption before the confirmation of pregnancy, smoking during pregnancy, ignorance about the effects of alcohol consumption on fetuses, receiving advice regarding alcohol abstention, difficulty maintaining sleep, and daytime sleepiness. CONCLUSION: It is important to have a more comprehensive understanding of the factors associated with the alcohol consumption behavior of pregnant women, as revealed in the present study, in order to develop future policies for preventing alcohol consumption among pregnant women.
Authors:
Tetsuo Tamaki; Yoshitaka Kaneita; Takashi Ohida; Satoru Harano; Eise Yokoyama; Yoneatsu Osaki; Shinji Takemura; Kenji Hayashi
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2008-07-29
Journal Detail:
Title:  Preventive medicine     Volume:  47     ISSN:  1096-0260     ISO Abbreviation:  Prev Med     Publication Date:  2008 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-11-10     Completed Date:  2009-02-27     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0322116     Medline TA:  Prev Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  544-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Alcohol Drinking / epidemiology*
Female
Humans
Japan / epidemiology
Pregnancy
Prevalence
Questionnaires
Young Adult

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