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Estimates of Nondisclosure of Cigarette Smoking Among Pregnant and Nonpregnant Women of Reproductive Age in the United States
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Although clinic-based studies have used biochemical validation to estimate the percentage of pregnant women who deny smoking but are actually smokers, a population-based estimate of nondisclosure of smoking status in US pregnant women has not been calculated. The authors analyzed data from the 1999-2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and estimated the percentage of 994 pregnant and 3,203 nonpregnant women 20-44 years of age who did not report smoking but had serum cotinine levels that exceeded the defined cut point for active smoking (nondisclosure). Active smoking was defined as self-reporting smoking or having a serum cotinine concentration that exceeded the cut point for active smoking. Overall, 13.0% (95% confidence interval (CI): 8.8, 17.1) of pregnant women and 29.7% (95% CI: 27.3, 32.1) of nonpregnant women were active smokers. Nondisclosure was higher among pregnant active smokers (22.9%, 95% CI: 11.8, 34.6) than among nonpregnant smokers (9.2%, 95% CI: 7.1, 11.2). Among pregnant active smokers, nondisclosure was associated with younger age (20-24 years). Among nonpregnant active smokers, nondisclosure was associated with Mexican-American and non-Hispanic black race/ethnicity. Studies and surveillance systems that rely on self-reported smoking status are subject to underestimation of smoking prevalence, especially among pregnant women, and underreporting may vary by demographic characteristics.
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- Authors
- Dietz, P. M., Homa, D., England, L. J., Burley, K., Tong, V. T., Dube, S. R., & Bernert, J. T.
- Affiliations
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- Corresponding author
- Dietz, P. M.
- Venue
- American Journal of Epidemiology
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2010-12-22
- Volume
- 173
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 355-359
- ISSN
- 0002-9262 (ISSN-L)
- 1476-6256
- OpenAlex
- W2139614200
- Cited by
- 276
- References
- 15
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- FWCI
- 10.82
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Journal of Epidemiology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Survey Methodology and Nonresponse
- Keywords
- cigarette smoking, non-disclosure, pregnant women, self-reported smoking status, serum cotinine, women of reproductive age, Mexican American women, non-Hispanic Black women, age differences, NHANES
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Black or African American, Cotinine, Female, Humans, Nutrition Surveys, Pregnancy, Smoking, Truth Disclosure, United States, Bias, Logistic Models, Mexican Americans, Age Distribution, Pregnant People, Young Adult
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