Maternal Smoking Affects Infant Mortality in Indonesia: Fact or Myth?

DOI

10.2991/apbec-18.2019.43How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Maternal smoking, infant mortality, passive smoking, exposure, survival analysis, tobacco, and cox regression

Abstract

This study addresses an important issue regarding infant mortality in Indonesia. This paper aims to investigate the impact of maternal smoking on infant mortality in Indonesia, as controlled by other maternal factors and socioeconomic variables. Using survival analysis, the results showed that maternal smoking significantly affects infant mortality (p < 0.05). Including control variables, a mother who exposes her infant to secondhand smoke increases the risk of infant mortality by 62.8 percent (Hazard Ratio = 1,628) compared to an unexposed infant. This study supports health policy initiatives to reduce the number of individuals who smoke and regulate other tobacco- related policies.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Tyas Jualita Santy
AU  - Omas Bulan Samosir
PY  - 2019/07
DA  - 2019/07
TI  - Maternal Smoking Affects Infant Mortality in Indonesia: Fact or Myth?
BT  - Proceedings of the Asia Pacific Business and Economics Conference (APBEC 2018)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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EP  - 330
SN  - 2352-5428
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