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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.
AuthorsNesrin N Abu-Baker, Linda Haddad, Christine Savage
JournalInternational journal of environmental research and public health (Int J Environ Res Public Health) Vol. 7 Issue 2 Pg. 616-34 (02 2010) ISSN: 1660-4601 [Electronic] Switzerland
PMID20616994 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Tobacco Smoke Pollution
Topics
  • Birth Weight
  • Environmental Exposure
  • Female
  • Health Behavior
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Jordan
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Outcome
  • Tobacco Smoke Pollution

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