Changes in habits among mothers during the period of social isolation due to COVID-19 in the municipality of Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the prevalence and determinants of lifestyle habit changes in women during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

This study analyzed data from the 2019 Rio Grande Birth Cohort, a population-based longitudinal study in Rio Grande, Brazil. We used data from the Perinatal Baseline Study (2019), before the COVID-19 pandemic, and the cohort's first follow-up (May-July 2020). We used standardized questionnaires to gather data on maternal sociodemographic characteristics, prenatal care, childbirth, care at birth and changes in habits during the COVID-19 pandemic, including sleep, physical activity, smoking, alcohol consumption, and diet. We used multinomial logistic regression, to calculate relative risk ratios (RR).

Results

In total (n=1,030), 52.5% maintained

SUBMITTER: Silva JSD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12667504 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature