Parental tobacco consumption and child development.
OBJECTIVE
To analyze the association between parental tobacco consumption and the prevalence of psychomotor development disorders in children between 6 and 22 months of age.


METHODS
One hundred and nine mothers, fathers, and their babies participated in the study. The sociodemographic and clinical conditions were assessed using questionnaires. Tobacco consumption was assessed using the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND). Child development was evaluated using the Scale of Psychomotor Development in Early Childhood.


RESULTS
There was a significant negative correlation between the father's morning smoking (FTND) and the child's language development quotient; r=-0.41, p=0.005, r(2)=0.15. The children of mothers without nicotine dependence had a higher mean language development quotient than children of mothers with nicotine dependence; F(1, 107)=5.51, p=0.021, ηp(2)=0.05.


CONCLUSIONS
Parental smoking appears to have a detrimental effect on child development.
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal. Electronic address: nadifernandessantos@gmail.com.
Nadine F
NF
Santos
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal; Universidade Europeia Laureate International Universities, Lisbon, Portugal.
Raquel A
RA
Costa
D000328:Adult; D002657:Child Development; D005220:Fathers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007804:Language Development; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009035:Mothers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010290:Parents; D011174:Portugal / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011596:Psychomotor Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D064424:Tobacco Use / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
Consumo de tabaco; Desenvolvimento psicomotor; Parentalidade; Parenting; Psychomotor development; Tobacco use