Ordinioha B, Brisibe S
Department of Community Medicine, University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.
Niger J Clin Pract. 2015 Jan-Feb;18(1):13-7. doi: 10.4103/1119-3077.146966.
As efforts to reduce maternal and childhood mortality rates continue to yield results in Nigeria, it is time to put more emphases on the health of children. Alcohol consumption is one of the few modifiable risk factors for poor pregnancy outcome. This study assessed the consumption of alcohol among pregnant women attending the antenatal clinic of the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
This study was carried out using a descriptive cross-sectional study design, with data collected using an interviewer-administered questionnaire. The questionnaire was used to collect information on the knowledge of the harmful effects of alcohol on the fetus, attitudes toward alcohol use by pregnant women, and alcohol use by the respondents.
A total of 221 subjects were studied. The respondents had an average age of 29.5 ± 4.6 years, were mostly married (96.83%), Christians (94.57%), and had tertiary education (73.76%). Only, 51.58% of the respondents knew of the harmful effects of alcohol on the fetus; of whom, 62.29% were told by a health professional. More than half (59.28%) of the respondents had taken alcohol during the index pregnancy, about a third (39.40%) of whom drank alcohol on a regular basis, whereas 25.79% were binge drinkers. There were no statistically significant differences in the marital (P = 0.16) and educational status (P = 0.15) of the respondents who abstained from alcohol in the index pregnancy, compared with those who drank alcohol; although, statistically significant differences were observed in the age (P < 0.001), parity (P = 0.02) and religion (P < 0.001) of the respondents.
The level of alcohol consumption among the pregnant women is high. Health education is, therefore, required to change the attitude of the public and the knowledge and behavior of the pregnant women.
随着尼日利亚在降低孕产妇和儿童死亡率方面的努力持续取得成效，现在是时候更加重视儿童健康了。饮酒是导致不良妊娠结局的少数可改变的风险因素之一。本研究评估了在尼日利亚哈科特港大学教学医院产前诊所就诊的孕妇的饮酒情况。
本研究采用描述性横断面研究设计，通过访谈式问卷收集数据。该问卷用于收集有关酒精对胎儿有害影响的知识、孕妇对饮酒的态度以及受访者的饮酒情况等信息。
共研究了221名受试者。受访者的平均年龄为29.5±4.6岁，大多已婚（96.83%），是基督徒（94.57%），且接受过高等教育（73.76%）。只有51.58%的受访者知道酒精对胎儿的有害影响；其中，62.29%是从卫生专业人员那里得知的。超过一半（59.28%）的受访者在本次妊娠期间饮酒，其中约三分之一（39.40%）经常饮酒，而25.79%是狂饮者。在本次妊娠期间戒酒的受访者与饮酒的受访者相比，在婚姻状况（P = 0.16）和教育程度（P = 0.15）方面没有统计学上的显著差异；不过，在受访者的年龄（P < 0.001）、产次（P = 0.02）和宗教信仰（P < 0.001）方面观察到了统计学上的显著差异。
孕妇的饮酒水平较高。因此，需要进行健康教育以改变公众的态度以及孕妇的知识和行为。
