Robust tobacco smoking self-report in two cohorts: pregnant women or men and women living with or without HIV.

ABSTRACT: Understanding the true burden of tobacco smoking on adverse pregnancy outcomes is critical in generating appropriate interventions to improve outcomes. Self-reporting of human behaviour that is associated with stigma is associated with underreporting in general and may bias the impact of smoking in studies; however, self-reporting is frequently the most practical method of gleaning this information. The objective of this study was to evaluate concordance between self-reported smoking and concentrations of plasma cotinine, a biomarker of smoking, among participants enrolled in two related HIV cohorts. A total of 100 pregnant women (76 living with HIV [LWH] and 24 negative controls) in their third trimester, and 100 men and non-pregnant women (43 LWH and 57 negative controls) were included.

SUBMITTER: Smith MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10182043 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature