Prevalence and factors influencing Alcohol use in pregnancy among women attending Antenatal care in Dodoma region, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

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dc.contributor.authorMpelo, Matunga
dc.contributor.authorKibusi, Stephen Matthew
dc.contributor.authorMoshi, Fabiola
dc.contributor.authorNyundo, Azan
dc.contributor.authorNtwenya, Julius Edward
dc.contributor.authorMpondo, Bonaventura C. T.
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-13T10:27:51Z
dc.date.available2021-05-13T10:27:51Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionFull text article. Also available at https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/8580318en_US
dc.description.abstractAlcohol use during pregnancy is high despite the well-established evidence on its adverse pregnancy outcomes and poor child development. Early identification and behavioural modification are of great significance. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and associated factors of alcohol use during pregnancy among women in Dodoma region. Methods. 365 randomly selected pregnant women attending antenatal care services in Dodoma region were included. Structured questionnaires were used to assess sociodemographic characteristic and alcohol use. Both descriptive and inferential analyses were used to estimate the prevalence and independent relationships of factors associated with alcohol use in pregnancy, respectively. Results showed a prevalence of 15.1% out of the 365 women attending antenatal services in Dodoma region. Prepregnancy alcohol use and having relatives who use alcohol were associated with alcohol use (AOR= 5.19; 95% CI: 4.791-34.867 and AOR=1.57; 95% CI: 1.393-6.248), respectively. Moreover, other associated factors included low education status (AOR=10.636; 95% CI: 1.89-19.844), making local brews as a source of income (AOR=11.44; 95% CI: 1.008-19.86), and not having had complications in previous pregnancies (AOR=4.93; 95% CI: 1.031-23.59). There is a significantly high prevalence of alcohol use during pregnancy in Dodoma. Social networks and low social, economic status were associated with alcohol use in pregnancy. There is a need for public health interventions to address alcohol use particularly targeting women of reproductive age with low socioeconomic status.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMpelo, M., Kibusi, S. M., Moshi, F., Nyundo, A., Ntwenya, J. E., & Mpondo, B. C. (2018). Prevalence and factors influencing alcohol use in pregnancy among women attending antenatal care in Dodoma region, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study. Journal of Pregnancy, 2018.en_US
dc.identifier.otherDOI:https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/8580318
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/3073
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherHindawien_US
dc.subjectAlcohol useen_US
dc.subjectAlcoholen_US
dc.subjectAntenatal careen_US
dc.subjectDodomaen_US
dc.subjectPublic healthen_US
dc.subjectCentral nervous systemen_US
dc.subjectHIVen_US
dc.subjectPregnancyen_US
dc.titlePrevalence and factors influencing Alcohol use in pregnancy among women attending Antenatal care in Dodoma region, Tanzania: a cross-sectional studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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