Drug use by women during the gestational period

Authors

  • Jair Alves Maia Faculdade Barão do Rio Branco (FAB), Rio Branco Acre, Brasil.
  • Alesandro Lima Rodrigues Faculdade Barão do Rio Branco (FAB), Rio Branco Acre, Brasil.
  • Denisa Rosa de Souza Faculdade Barão do Rio Branco (FAB), Rio Branco Acre, Brasil.
  • Mediã Barbosa Figueiredo Faculdade Barão do Rio Branco (FAB), Rio Branco Acre, Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17267/2317-3378rec.v8i1.1744

Keywords:

Gestation. Primary health care. Drugs.

Abstract

Objective: To identify the most commonly used drugs by pregnant women.
Method: A cross-sectional observational, descriptive and exploratory study, performed with 30 pregnant women in August and September 2017. Results: During the gestational period: 60% of the women consume alcohol, 30% used cigarettes, 6.7% used alcohol and cigarettes, and 3.3% of pregnant women used concomitant alcohol, cigarettes, marijuana, cocaine and crack cocaine. Conclusion: Alcohol was the chemical used by pregnant women, perhaps because of the low cost of licit drugs and because it was socially accepted.

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Published

04/10/2019

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 1 (2019)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

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Alves Maia J, Lima Rodrigues A, Rosa de Souza D, Barbosa Figueiredo M. Drug use by women during the gestational period. Rev Enf Contemp [Internet]. 2019 Apr. 10 [cited 2024 Nov. 21];8(1):25-32. Available from: https://journals.bahiana.edu.br/index.php/enfermagem/article/view/1744

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