Abstract
This study examines the relationship between physical abuse and periconceptional drinking in women presenting to a mid-Atlantic, urban hospital-based OB/GYN clinic serving a largely indigent population between April 2003 and May 2004. During their first prenatal visit, 308 women completed a screening battery that included the Abuse Assessment Screen (AAS) and measures of alcohol use, including the CAGE, T-ACE, TWEAK, and the PRIME-MD Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ). Bivariate analyses, including odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs), revealed that women with a history of physical abuse were more likely to report drinking alcohol within the 3 months prior to their prenatal care visit and were significantly more likely to meet criteria for risk drinking on multiple measures. A history of physical abuse appears to be associated with higher self-reported rates of periconceptional drinking in pregnant women. Study findings support the need for assessment of abuse history as a potential risk factor for alcohol use in pregnant women.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1098-1109 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Substance Use and Misuse |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 8-9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Abuse
- Alcohol
- Periconceptional drinking
- Physical abuse
- Pregnancy risk drinking
- Prenatal alcohol exposure
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health(social science)
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Psychiatry and Mental health
- Medicine (miscellaneous)