title: Reproductive risk factors related to socioeconomic status in pregnant women in southern Brazil.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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.
authors.forename: Wakana
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Momino
authors.forename: Lenice
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Minussi
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Woffchuck
authors.forename: Edenir I
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Palmero
authors.forename: Maria Teresa
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Sanseverino
authors.forename: Jandyra Maria
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Guimarães Fachel
authors.forename: Lavínia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Schüler-Faccini
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations