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Maternal smoking and medical expenditures for childhood respiratory illness

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Stoddard, J J, Gray, B·1997·American Journal of Public Health

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: This study sought to assess the association between environmental tobacco smoke exposure from maternal smoking and health care expenditures for respiratory conditions among US children. METHODS: Multivariate analysis of the 1987 National Medical Expenditure Survey was undertaken with a sample that included 2624 children 5 years of age and under. RESULTS: After analysis that controlled for various sociodemographic factors associated with health care usage, respiratory-related health care expenditures among children whose mothers smoke were found to be significantly higher than those expenditures for children of nonsmoking mothers. Truncated regression techniques were used to estimate that maternal smoking was associated with increased health care expenditures averaging (in 1995 dollars) $120 per year for children aged 5 years and under and $175 per year for children aged 2 years and under. Our analysis indicates that passive smoking was associated with $661 million in annual medical expenditures in 1987, representing 19% of all expenditures for childhood respiratory conditions. CONCLUSIONS: Maternal smoking is associated with significantly increased child health expenditures and contributes significantly to the overall cost of medical care.

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Authors
Stoddard, J. J., & Gray, B.
Affiliations
University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
Venue
American Journal of Public Health
Published
1997-02
Volume
87
Issue
2
Pages
205-209
ISSN
  • 0090-0036 (ISSN-L)
  • 1541-0048
OpenAlex
W2015074140
Cited by
80
References
32
Citations by year
2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 2
FWCI
3.46
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • American Journal of Public Health (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Emergency Medical Services › Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Asthma and respiratory diseases
Keywords
maternal smoking, passive smoking, environmental tobacco smoke, pediatric respiratory disease, health care costs, children under five, National Medical Expenditure Survey
MeSH terms
Child, Preschool, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Health Expenditures, Female, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Male, Mothers, Respiratory Tract Diseases, Tobacco Smoke Pollution, Multivariate Analysis

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