title: The influence of secondhand smoke exposure on birth outcomes in Jordan.
abstract: This study investigates how secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure influences neonatal birth weight in Jordan, a country with high smoking prevalence. The findings revealed that as the average number of SHS exposure hours per week increased in the second trimester, the neonatal birth weight decreased while holding all covariates constant. Women who reported a higher average number of SHS exposure hours per week from work in the second trimester, home in the third trimester, and outside in the third trimester were at greater risk for having a low birth weight neonate than women who reported a lower average number of SHS exposure hours.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Jordan University of Science & Technology, P.O Box 3030, Irbid 22110, Jordan.
authors.forename: Nesrin N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Abu-Baker
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Haddad
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Savage
mesh_terms: D001724:Birth Weight; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007597:Jordan; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution
chemical_list: D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution