The burden of generational harm due to alcohol use in Tanzania: A mixed method study of pregnant women
Our findings demonstrate high rates of prenatal alcohol use in Moshi, Tanzania, with pre-pregnancy alcohol use as a significant predictor. Despite generally negative views of pregnant women who consume alcohol (PWCA), some sociocultural beliefs and limited knowledge about the dangers of prenatal alcohol exposure encouraged alcohol use during pregnancy. To improve health outcomes and reduce alcohol-related pregnancy complications for current and future generations, community-wide health messaging and pre-pregnancy interventions may prove beneficial for pregnant women and women of reproductive age who consume alcohol.
Authors
- Catherine A. Staton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6468-2894)
- Francis Musa Sakita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5879-6564)
- Kirstin West (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5009-0513)
- Mia Buono (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7317-9492)
- Sharla Rent (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8577-478X)
- Alena Pauley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7489-7469)
- Bariki Lawrence Mchome (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4788-8660)
- Blandina Theophil Mmbaga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5550-1916)
- Yvonne Sawe
- Joseph Kilasara
- Miriana Mikindo
Institutions
- Duke University (US)
- Duke Institute for Health Innovation (US)
- Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (TZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLOS Global Public Health
- Published
- 2024-12-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0003681
- Primary Topic
- Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation
- National Institutes of Health
- Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism