Smoking prevalence and trends among a U.S. national sample of women of reproductive age in rural versus urban settings

Tyler D Nighbor, Nathan J Doogan, Megan E Roberts, Antonio Cepeda-Benito, Allison N Kurti, Jeff S Priest, Harley K Johnson, Alexa A Lopez, Cassandra A Stanton, Diann E Gaalema, Ryan Redner, Maria A Parker, Diana R Keith, Amanda J Quisenberry and Stephen T Higgins

PLOS ONE, 2018, vol. 13, issue 11, 1-14

Abstract: U.S. smoking prevalence is declining at a slower rate in rural than urban settings and contributing to regional health disparities. Cigarette smoking among women of reproductive age is particularly concerning due to the potential for serious maternal and infant adverse health effects should a smoker become pregnant. The aim of the present study was to examine whether this rural-urban disparity impacts women of reproductive age (ages 15–44) including pregnant women. Data came from the ten most recent years of the U.S. National Survey on Drug Use and Health (2007–2016). We estimated prevalence of current smoking and nicotine dependence among women categorized by rural-urban residence, pregnancy status, and trends using chi-square testing and multivariable modeling while adjusting for common risk factors for smoking. Despite overall decreasing trends in smoking prevalence, prevalence was higher among rural than urban women of reproductive age overall (χ2(1) = 579.33, p

Date: 2018
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