Menthol Cigarette Use in US Pregnancies: Prevalence, Racial and Ethnic Disparities, and Associated Characteristics from the 2010-2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH).

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Pregnant people who smoke constitute a uniquely vulnerable population likely to be impacted by a menthol cigarette (MC) ban. However, there are no published reports of the prevalence of prenatal MC use in a nationally representative US sample including racial and ethnic disparities and associated characteristics.

Aims and methods

Participants were 1245 US pregnant people who smoked MC or non-MC (NMC) in the past 30 days from the 2010-2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Prevalence of past 30-day MC use was determined; weighted sociodemographic characteristics, tobacco use, and substance co-use were compared across MC and NMC groups and in multivariable analyses.

Results

The prevalence of MC use among pregnant people who smoked was 52.29% (95% CI:

SUBMITTER: Stroud LR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12683241 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature