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Environmental tobacco smoke and breastfeeding duration.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9230774     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The effect of smoking on breastfeeding duration was investigated in a population-based birth cohort study of 1,098 Brazilian infants. There were few losses to follow-up (3.2%) in the first 6 months. Maternal smoking was strongly associated with breastfeeding duration, even after adjustment for confounding. Compared with nonsmokers, mothers smoking 20 or more cigarettes daily presented an odds ratio of 1.94 for breastfeeding for less than 6 months. Environmental tobacco smoke was also an independent risk factor. After adjustment for maternal smoking and other confounders, households where more than 10 cigarettes were smoked daily by persons other than the mother presented an odds ratio of 1.48 compared with those without smokers. These results remained unchanged after stratification for maternal smoking. This is the first report of a possible effect of environmental tobacco smoke on breastfeeding duration.
Authors:
B L Horta; C G Victora; A M Menezes; F C Barros
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of epidemiology     Volume:  146     ISSN:  0002-9262     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Epidemiol.     Publication Date:  1997 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1997-08-21     Completed Date:  1997-08-21     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7910653     Medline TA:  Am J Epidemiol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  128-33     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Brazil.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Birth Intervals
Breast Feeding*
Contraceptives, Oral
Female
Humans
Logistic Models
Maternal Age
Odds Ratio
Parity
Prenatal Care
Risk
Risk Factors
Smoking / adverse effects*
Social Class
Time Factors
Tobacco Smoke Pollution / adverse effects*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Contraceptives, Oral; 0/Tobacco Smoke Pollution

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