title: Pregnant women and children's exposure to tobacco and solid fuel smoke in southwestern India.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine factors associated with smoke exposure among pregnant women in rural India.
  
  
  METHODS
  We conducted a survey of exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS) and solid fuel smoke (SFS) among 736 pregnant women. Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were computed using logistic regression models to assess the relationship between demographic variables and exposure to SHS and to SFS.
  
  
  RESULTS
  While few respondents smoked cigarettes, 19.9% of women and 27.8% of children were frequently or always exposed to SHS, and 43.5% were at high and 46.7% at medium risk for SFE. Low educational levels and illiteracy were associated with exposure.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Smoke exposure is a serious health risk for many poor women and children in India.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Missouri, USA. kellypj@umkc.edu
authors.forename: Patricia J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: Shivaprasad S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Goudar
authors.forename: Hrishikesh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chakraborty
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Derman
authors.forename: Bhala
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kodkany
authors.forename: Mrutyunjaya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bellad
authors.forename: Vijjaya A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Naik
authors.forename: Mubashir
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Angolkar
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bloch
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007223:Infant; D018811:Maternal Exposure / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012424:Rural Population; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution