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Electronic cigarette use and postpartum depression prevalence: The pregnancy risk assessment monitoring system
Cyrille Kouambo Beckodro1, Bernice Nsitou2, Queeneth Edwards1
1Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, 30460, Georgia.
Background:
E-cigarettes are often perceived as safer alternatives to traditional cigarettes; however, their effects on health, particularly postpartum depression (PPD), are not well understood. This study aims to quantify the association between e-cigarette use and the prevalence of PPD.
Methods:
We used data from 183,689 mothers enrolled in the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS 2015-2020) operated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). We used logistic regression to estimate the PPD prevalence ratio (PR) and the marginal effects (ME) of vaping.
Results:
E-cigarette use was reported by 4.9 % (8862) of mothers, while 8.2 % (14,858) reported using combustible cigarettes. Symptoms of PPD were present in 14.4 % (26,080) of participants. The PR of PPD among e-cigarette users was 1.61 (95 % CI: 1.48, 1.75). The PR remained significant, 1.31 (95 % CI: 1.20, 1.43), after adjusting for sociodemographic and perinatal health indicators of mothers and infants. Unadjusted ME from e-cigarette use was 6.2 % (95 % CI: 4.9, 7.4), and adjusted ME was 3.0 % (95 % CI: 2.0, 4.0) of PPD prevalence.
Conclusions:
E-cigarette use was significantly associated with a higher prevalence ratio of PPD.
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