A Comparison of Alcohol Consumption Intentions Among Pregnant Drinkers and Their Nonpregnant Peers of Child-Bearing Age

Objective: To investigate alcohol consumption intentions among Australian women of childbearing age by pregnancy status. Methods: Three national online surveys were conducted with adult drinkers who consume an alcoholic beverage at least two days per month. Data from female respondents of childbeari...

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Main Authors: Pettigrew, Simone, Jongenelis, Michelle, Chikritzhs, Tanya, Pratt, Steve, Slevin, Terry, Glance, D.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Informa Healthcare 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13225
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author Pettigrew, Simone
Jongenelis, Michelle
Chikritzhs, Tanya
Pratt, Steve
Slevin, Terry
Glance, D.
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Jongenelis, Michelle
Chikritzhs, Tanya
Pratt, Steve
Slevin, Terry
Glance, D.
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description Objective: To investigate alcohol consumption intentions among Australian women of childbearing age by pregnancy status. Methods: Three national online surveys were conducted with adult drinkers who consume an alcoholic beverage at least two days per month. Data from female respondents of childbearing age were analyzed according to pregnancy status: pregnant (n = 101), possibly pregnant (n = 178), and not pregnant (n = 1,957). Results: Pregnant drinkers were significantly more likely than possibly pregnant and nonpregnant drinkers of child-bearing age to report that they should and will reduce their alcohol consumption. Results showed that 33% of the pregnant women, 32% of the nonpregnant women, and 39% of the possibly pregnant women reported intending to drink five or more standard drinks on a single occasion in the following two weeks. Older pregnant women exhibited higher rates of heavy drinking intentions and lower intentions to reduce their consumption relative to younger pregnant women. Conclusion: Despite current alcohol consumption guidelines recommending abstinence while pregnant, pregnant respondents exhibited heavy episodic drinking intentions comparable to those of their nonpregnant peers. Implications: There is a need to increase public awareness of current alcohol guidelines for pregnant women. Older women of childbearing age and those planning a pregnancy may require particular attention.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-132252017-09-13T14:58:45Z A Comparison of Alcohol Consumption Intentions Among Pregnant Drinkers and Their Nonpregnant Peers of Child-Bearing Age Pettigrew, Simone Jongenelis, Michelle Chikritzhs, Tanya Pratt, Steve Slevin, Terry Glance, D. Objective: To investigate alcohol consumption intentions among Australian women of childbearing age by pregnancy status. Methods: Three national online surveys were conducted with adult drinkers who consume an alcoholic beverage at least two days per month. Data from female respondents of childbearing age were analyzed according to pregnancy status: pregnant (n = 101), possibly pregnant (n = 178), and not pregnant (n = 1,957). Results: Pregnant drinkers were significantly more likely than possibly pregnant and nonpregnant drinkers of child-bearing age to report that they should and will reduce their alcohol consumption. Results showed that 33% of the pregnant women, 32% of the nonpregnant women, and 39% of the possibly pregnant women reported intending to drink five or more standard drinks on a single occasion in the following two weeks. Older pregnant women exhibited higher rates of heavy drinking intentions and lower intentions to reduce their consumption relative to younger pregnant women. Conclusion: Despite current alcohol consumption guidelines recommending abstinence while pregnant, pregnant respondents exhibited heavy episodic drinking intentions comparable to those of their nonpregnant peers. Implications: There is a need to increase public awareness of current alcohol guidelines for pregnant women. Older women of childbearing age and those planning a pregnancy may require particular attention. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13225 10.3109/10826084.2016.1172641 Informa Healthcare restricted
spellingShingle Pettigrew, Simone
Jongenelis, Michelle
Chikritzhs, Tanya
Pratt, Steve
Slevin, Terry
Glance, D.
A Comparison of Alcohol Consumption Intentions Among Pregnant Drinkers and Their Nonpregnant Peers of Child-Bearing Age
title A Comparison of Alcohol Consumption Intentions Among Pregnant Drinkers and Their Nonpregnant Peers of Child-Bearing Age
title_full A Comparison of Alcohol Consumption Intentions Among Pregnant Drinkers and Their Nonpregnant Peers of Child-Bearing Age
title_fullStr A Comparison of Alcohol Consumption Intentions Among Pregnant Drinkers and Their Nonpregnant Peers of Child-Bearing Age
title_full_unstemmed A Comparison of Alcohol Consumption Intentions Among Pregnant Drinkers and Their Nonpregnant Peers of Child-Bearing Age
title_short A Comparison of Alcohol Consumption Intentions Among Pregnant Drinkers and Their Nonpregnant Peers of Child-Bearing Age
title_sort comparison of alcohol consumption intentions among pregnant drinkers and their nonpregnant peers of child-bearing age
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13225