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The impact of anti-tobacco legislation on birth weight in Peru

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dc.contributor.author Mallma, Patricia
dc.contributor.author Cárcamo Cavagnaro, César Paul Eugenio
dc.contributor.author Kaufman, Jay S.
dc.date.accessioned 2020-07-14T00:02:32Z
dc.date.available 2020-07-14T00:02:32Z
dc.date.issued 2020
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/8336
dc.description.abstract Background: Tobacco exposure remains a significant issue for public health, especially for pregnant women. It increases the risk for premature labor, low birth weight and small for gestational age (SGA), among other effects. To reduce these risks, many countries have enacted public policies to curb tobacco exposure. Peru enacted anti-tobacco laws that forbid smoking in public places, require prevention text and images in products and publicity, along with restriction of sales to adults. We evaluated the effect of the implementation of this law on newborn outcomes: birth weight, prematurity and SGA. Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study that utilized data from the Peruvian Live Birth Registry. Children born to mothers from urban areas were the intervention group, while children born to mothers from rural areas were considered the control group. Only singletons with information on birth weight and gestational age, born to mothers aged 12 to 49 years were included in the study. In addition, newborns with birth weights greater than + 4 standard deviations (SD) or less than - 4 SD from the gestational age-specific mean were excluded. To measure the effect of legislation on birth weight we performed a difference in differences analysis. Results: A total of 2,029,975 births were included in the analysis. After adjusting for characteristics of the mother and the child, and contextual variables, the anti-tobacco law in Peru reduced the incidence of prematurity by 30 cases per 10,000 live births (95% CI: 19 to 42). Conclusions: The reform had negligible effects on overall birth weights and on the incidence of SGA. This modest result suggests the need for a more aggressive fight against tobacco, prohibiting all types of advertising and promotion of tobacco products, among others measures. en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Springer
dc.relation.ispartofseries Global Health Research and Policy
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject Low birth weight en_US
dc.subject Peru en_US
dc.subject Prematurity and small gestational age en_US
dc.subject Tobacco control en_US
dc.title The impact of anti-tobacco legislation on birth weight in Peru en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1186/s41256-020-00136-5
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.02
dc.relation.issn 2397-0642


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