Maternal tobacco smoking and childhood obesity in South Africa: A cohort study

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tobacco use and obesity are major public health problems and part of the leading causes of preventable disease and death worldwide. The prevalence of overweight children has escalated over the years; making the weight gain in children a critical issue for health professionals and academics alike. This study examines the association between maternal tobacco use and body weight abnormalities among South African children.

Data and methods

The study uses data from the National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS), conducted from 2008 to 2017. The survey is available in five waves which have been merged into a panel dataset of 211,718 children aged between 0 to 5 years old, drawn from a nationally representative sample of households followed across time. Thus, the subgroup

SUBMITTER: Nkomo N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9910632 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature