Effectiveness of interventions to promote cessation of smokeless tobacco consumption in pregnancy and to identify the outcome of labour among antenatal mothers
International Journal of Development Research
Effectiveness of interventions to promote cessation of smokeless tobacco consumption in pregnancy and to identify the outcome of labour among antenatal mothers
Received 05th April, 2017; Received in revised form 23th May, 2017; Accepted 26th June, 2017; Published online 31st July, 2017
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Aim of the study: To determine the effectiveness of interventions to promote cessation of smokeless tobacco consumption in pregnancy and to identify the outcome of labour. Background: Smokeless tobacco generates health disparities among different socioeconomic groups and between genders but besides risk of health hazards as in men, women face health consequences that are unique to them, including those related to pregnancy. Tobacco consumption problems are mainly associated with lifestyle and socio-economic conditions of people. Cessation is difficult, as it is for smoking tobacco. Design: One group pre test post test design. Methods: Non probability convenience sampling technique was used. A total of 30 samples were selected for the study. Data was collected using structured interview questionnaire and Modified Fagerstrom questionnaire was used to assess the level of dependence on smokeless tobacco among antenatal mothers. The outcome of labour was assessed using a checklist during the time of delivery. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis Result: The findings of the study revealed that in the pretest, the mean score of dependence was 10.07±4.35 and the post test mean score of dependence was 6.07±2.80. The calculated paired ‘t’ value was 10.043 which was found to be statistically highly significant at p<0.001 level. This indicates that after the administration of interventions, dependence was considerably reduced and it was found effective. Regarding mode of delivery, among 30 antenatal mothers majority, 19(63.33%) had normal vaginal delivery and considering the type of birth, majority 25(83.33%) had term birth. Conclusions: The present study findings revealed that the interventions were effective in promoting cessation of smokeless tobacco consumption in pregnant women and the outcome of labour was mostly normal except for a case or two.
