Prevalence and Factors Associated with Cardiovascular Lifestyle Risk Factors among Pregnant Women in Burkina Faso: Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Study

Franck Garanet (), Abou Coulibaly, Adama Baguiya, Fati Kirakoya-Samadoulougou and Seni Kouanda
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Franck Garanet: Département Biomédical et Santé Publique, Institut de Recherche en Science de la Santé (IRSS), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique(CNRST), Ouagadougou 03 BP 7047, Burkina Faso
Abou Coulibaly: Département Biomédical et Santé Publique, Institut de Recherche en Science de la Santé (IRSS), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique(CNRST), Ouagadougou 03 BP 7047, Burkina Faso
Adama Baguiya: Département Biomédical et Santé Publique, Institut de Recherche en Science de la Santé (IRSS), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique(CNRST), Ouagadougou 03 BP 7047, Burkina Faso
Fati Kirakoya-Samadoulougou: Centre de Recherche en Epidémiologie, Biostatistique et Recherche Clinique Bruxelles, Ecole de Santé Publique, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1070 Brussels, Belgium
Seni Kouanda: Département Biomédical et Santé Publique, Institut de Recherche en Science de la Santé (IRSS), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique(CNRST), Ouagadougou 03 BP 7047, Burkina Faso

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 20, issue 1, 1-14

Abstract: Data on lifestyle risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, such as smoking, alcohol consumption, inadequate physical activity, and insufficient consumption of fruits and vegetables, in pregnant women in Africa, are scarce. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of cardiovascular lifestyle risk factors among pregnant women in Burkina Faso and identify their associated factors. Pregnant women who attended antenatal care services between December 2018 and March 2019 were included in this study. A modified Poisson regression model was used to estimate adjusted prevalence ratios (aPR) with a 95% confidence interval. A total of 1027 pregnant women participated in this study. The prevalence of alcohol consumption, tobacco use, inadequate physical activity, and insufficient consumption of fruits and vegetables were 10.2% [8.5–12.2], 3.0% [2.1–4.3], 79.4% [76.9–81.8], and 53.5% [50.5–56.6], respectively. The prevalence of more than one cardiovascular lifestyle risk factor in pregnant women was 50.9% [48.0–54.0]. The predictors significantly associated with more than one cardiovascular lifestyle risk factor were women over 30 years old aPR 1.26; 95% CI [1.03–1.53]), women living in fourth wealth index households (aPR 1.23; 95% CI [1.06–1.42]), in semi-urban areas (aPR 5.46; 95% CI [4.34–6.88]), and women with no occupation (aPR 1.31; 95% CI [1.18–1.44]). The prevalence of more than one cardiovascular lifestyle risk factor was high during pregnancy in Burkina Faso. Women of childbearing age should be advised on how healthy behaviors can lead to improved pregnancy outcomes.

Keywords: prevalence; cardiovascular lifestyle risk factors; pregnancy; Burkina Faso (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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