Association between Tobacco Use and Low-birth-weight Babies among Women of Prime Childbearing Age Group (20–34 years) in India: A Secondary Data Analysis of National Family Health Survey-5 (2019–2021)
This study highlights the increased burden of LBW among women aged 20-34 years who used tobacco. These findings underscore the urgent need to develop and implement targeted tobacco control policies for women of childbearing age to improve pregnancy outcomes.
Authors
- Madhu Kumari Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3877-9956)
- Piyasa Mal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8800-6770)
- S Rahini
- Sonika Raj
- Sonu Goel
Institutions
- Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
- International Institute for Population Sciences (IN)
- University of Limerick (IE)
- Sri Venkateswara Medical College and Ruia Hospital (IN)
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Indian Journal of Community Medicine
- Published
- 2025-11-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_764_24
- Primary Topic
- Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00