title: Prevalence and implications of perinatal substance use in Missouri.
abstract: A study was conducted to determine the prevalence of perinatal substance use in Missouri. The population sample studied was selected according to a multi-stage probability-proportional-to-size sampling. The weighted prevalence for perinatal exposure to alcohol, tobacco or illicit substances was 31.9%, 10.8% for illicit substances, 21.9% for tobacco use, and 7.9% for self-reported alcohol use. In 1993, an estimated 23,925 perinatal exposures to licit and illicit substances occurred.
authors.affiliation: Missouri Department of Health, Jefferson City 65102, USA.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Dempsey
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schlechte
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Stockbauer
authors.forename: W F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Schramm
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Cary
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008923:Missouri / Q000453:epidemiology; D049590:Postpartum Period; D015995:Prevalence; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000652:urine