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Effects of Second-hand Smoke on a Pregnant Woman

NCT04488276 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2024-06-10

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Summary

More than 40% of all pregnant women in Pakistan are exposed to second-hand smoke - causing approximately 17,000 still births in a year. In Pakistan only 1% of still births are attributed to women actively smoking during pregnancy, but for second-hand smoke the figure is 7%, largely due to the high numbers of pregnant women exposed to tobacco smoke in the home. Negative effects of Second-hand smoking (SHS) on maternal and fetal health are well established. In low and middle-income countries (LMICs) smoking inside the house is largely unrestricted adversely affecting pregnant women by exposure to SHS. SHS exposure in non-smoking pregnant women has increased the risk of stillbirth and congenital malformation along with behavioural and cognitive issues in children. Partner's support during pregnancy is important for developing a better maternal health. Therefore, a phenomenological research approach is appropriate for describing the essence of experience in terms of affective and emotional aspects. Phenomenology is an approach of creating phenomenological knowledge in a situation by describing implicit meaning of experience. The investigators therefore propose an epistemological approach of phenomenology.

Conditions

  • Post Partum
  • Pregnancy Related

Interventions

OTHER

In-depth interviews

In-depth interviews will be conducted to understand how smoking partners of pregnant women perceive risks and behaviors related to SHS exposure and how can it be altered to decrease exposure of pregnant women to SHS. These will be conducted in peri-urban slums and rural settings of Rawalpindi district with expectant or new father who smoke and pregnant or new mothers exposed to SHS. Interview guide will be developed deductively as a result of the systematic review and will be piloted before its actual use. Trained interviewer will conduct in-depth interview using semi-structured interview guide and will record it with consent from respondents. This data will be transcribed and translated and coded by team of two researchers.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health Research Network

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Edinburgh

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Dr Tabish Hazir, MBBS, FRCPCH · Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health Research Network

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-09-01
Primary Completion
2020-12-31
Completion
2021-03-31

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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