Reproductive risk factors related to socioeconomic status in pregnant women in southern Brazil.
To evaluate patterns of drug use during pregnancy and other potential reproductive risks in pregnant women, we applied a standard questionnaire to 412 pregnant women classified as low socioeconomic status (SES) or as middle/high SES, in two cities of South Brazil. 77% of the women used at least one medication during pregnancy. We observed significant differences, when comparing low SES and middle/high SES groups, for the following variables: teenage pregnancies (28.4 vs. 12.4%); self-medication (21.8 vs. 13.1%); smoking habits (21.5 vs. 5.1%); unplanned pregnancies (69.5 vs. 51.8%); unwanted pregnancies (31.3 vs. 10.9%), and abortion attempts (13.1 vs. 5.8%). The average number of drugs consumed, however, was not different between low SES and middle/high SES. We believe that better education and conditions for family planning are key points to improve this scenario.
Momino
Wakana
W
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Genética e Biologia Molecular do Departamento de Genética da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Minussi
Lenice
L
Woffchuck
Daniela
D
Palmero
Edenir I
EI
Sanseverino
Maria Teresa
MT
Guimarães Fachel
Jandyra Maria
JM
Schüler-Faccini
Lavínia
L
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D012307:Risk Factors; D012923:Social Class; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations