Innocent victims of passive smoking: An institutional experience.

Authors

  • Wardah Anwar Al-Aleem Medical College.
  • Muhammad Hashim Ghouri Gulab Devi Institute of Physiotherapy, Lahore.
  • Maria Anwar Independent Medical College, Faisalabad.
  • Ambreen Anjum Al-Aleem Medical College.
  • Maryam Rao Fatima Jinnah Medical University.
  • Saima Tabassum Niazi Medical & Dental College.
  • Muhammad Mohsin Ali King Edward Medical University, Mayo Hospital, Lahore.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29309/TPMJ/2020.27.12.4819

Keywords:

Community Health, Development & Growth, Environmental Tobacco Smoke, Infant Health, Passive Smoking, Public Health, Pulmonary Complications, Respiratory Diseases, Smoking Cessation, Tobacco Smoking

Abstract

Objectives: To determine the impact of exposure to second hand smoking on fetal birth weight and length. Study Design: Comparative Cross Sectional study. Setting: Physiology Department of Shaikh Zayed Postgraduate Medical Institute. Period: December 2015 to May 2016. Material & Methods: Non-probability convenience sampling was used to collect data from 120 women and their neonates, who were further divided in four equal groups based on level of exposure to second hand smoking. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data regarding level of exposure of mothers, while weight and length of neonates were measured objectively. Results: Mean birth weight (kg) in group-1 was 3.31 ± 0.50, in group-2 was 3.00 ± 0.28, in group-3 was 2.92 ± 0.48 and in group-4 was 2.66 ± 0.41. The p-value calculated by one way ANOVA was 0.001 which shows that birth weight was significantly different in all the groups. Mean birth weight of neonates showed inverse relation with SHS exposure of the mothers. Mean length (cm) of neonates in group-1 was 49.30 ± 1.70, in group-2 was 48.77 ± 1.47, in group-3 was 49.40 ± 2.12 and in group-4 was 48.53 ± 1.65. It was seen that there was no significant difference in length of neonates belonging to different groups. Incidence of low birth weight among all the groups was 11.6%. Conclusion: Second hand smoking of mothers affects birth weight of neonates which in turn influence the intellectual abilities and developmental milestones of neonates. Awareness should be made in society in this regard to prevent the burden of the disease in silent victims of smoking.

Author Biographies

Wardah Anwar, Al-Aleem Medical College.

MBBS, M.Phil Physiology

Assistant Professor Physiology

Muhammad Hashim Ghouri, Gulab Devi Institute of Physiotherapy, Lahore.

DPT

Maria Anwar, Independent Medical College, Faisalabad.

MBBS, M.Phil Physiology                                          

Assistant Professor Physiology

Ambreen Anjum, Al-Aleem Medical College.

MBBS, FCPS Physiology

Assistant Professor Physiology

Maryam Rao, Fatima Jinnah Medical University.

MBBS, M.Phil Physiology

Assistant Professor Physiology

Saima Tabassum, Niazi Medical & Dental College.

MBBS, FCPS Physiology

Assistant Professor Physiology

 

Muhammad Mohsin Ali, King Edward Medical University, Mayo Hospital, Lahore.

MBBS

Medical Officer

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Published

2020-12-10