Predictors of Alcohol Use during Pregnancy among Women Attending Midwife Obstetric Units in the Cape Metropole, South Africa

Petersen-Williams, Petal, Mathews, Catherine, Jordaan, Esmé and Parry, Charles D.H. (2018) Predictors of Alcohol Use during Pregnancy among Women Attending Midwife Obstetric Units in the Cape Metropole, South Africa. Substance Use and Misuse, 53 (8). pp. 1342-1352. ISSN 1082-6084

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Abstract

Introduction: Little is known about the nature and extent of substance use among pregnant women in Cape Town (South Africa) despite the very high levels of substance use and related consequences such as FASD in this part of the country. The aim of the study was to determine predictors of alcohol use among pregnant women. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among pregnant women attending 11 Midwife Obstetric Units (MOUs) in greater Cape Town. A two-stage cluster survey design was used. In total, 5231 pregnant women were screened to assess self-reported prevalence estimates. Of these, 684 (13.1%) were intentionally sub-sampled and completed an interviewer-administered questionnaire and provided a urine sample for biological screening. Univariate and multivariate statistical procedures were used to determine factors predictive of alcohol use. Results: Findings highlight various demographic, social and partner substance use predictors for both self-reported and biologically verified alcohol use in two different models. Being Coloured, having a marital status other than being married, experiencing violence or aggression in the past 12 months compared to more than 12 months ago, having a partner who drinks, and partner drug use are all independently associated with higher odds of self-reported alcohol use. In contrast, only partner tobacco use is independently associated with higher odds of biologically verified alcohol use. Conclusion: Knowing the risk factors for alcohol use in pregnancy is important so that intervention efforts can accurately target those women in need of services. Intervention programs addressing risk factors of high-risk pregnant women are needed.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Publisher Copyright: © 2018, © 2018 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	biomarkers,pregnancy,risk factors,medicine (miscellaneous),health(social science),public health, environmental and occupational health,psychiatry and mental health ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2700/2701
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Health Sciences
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Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	05 Mar 2026 09:30
Last Modified:	05 Mar 2026 09:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/102197
DOI:	10.1080/10826084.2017.1408654

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