Magnitude and associated factors of substance use among pregnant women attending antenatal care in public hospitals of eastern Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Use of substances like alcohol, tobacco and khat during pregnancy can bring miscarriage, prematurity, neurodevelopmental problems, sudden infant death syndrome and others. There are limited studies on the magnitude and associated factors of substance use among pregnant women in Eastern Ethiopia. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the magnitude and associated factors of substance use among pregnant women attending antenatal care in public hospitals of Easttern Ethiopia, 2019.

Method

Hospital based cross-sectional study was employed on 510 pregnant women attending ANC at public hospitals of Eastern Ethiopia (Jigjiga, Dire Dawa and Harar towns). Data were collected from the study participants that were selected using systematic sampling method from each p

SUBMITTER: Fetene MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7885430 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature