Mother's environmental tobacco smoke exposure during pregnancy and externalizing behavior problems in children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While the impact of active maternal smoking during pregnancy on child health has been well investigated, the association between maternal passive smoking, or environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), or second-hand smoke, and behavioral development of offspring is less clear. This study examines the association between maternal ETS exposure during pregnancy and child behavior problems.

Methods

Cross-sectional data of 646 mother-child pairs from the Jintan China Cohort Study were used in the analyses. Mother's exposure to tobacco smoking at home, the workplace, and other places during pregnancy (for the determination of maternal ETS exposure) and children's behaviors (via Child Behavior Checklist) were assessed when the children were 5-6 years old. Logistic regression mod

SUBMITTER: Liu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3587028 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature