Table 3. Substance Use During Pregnancy by State Marijuana Legalization Status Among Pregnant Persons Living With HIV From 2007 to 2019.
State marijuana legalization status | Reported use of substance, No./total No. (%) | RR (95% CI) | |
---|---|---|---|
Unadjusted model | Adjusted modela | ||
Recreational marijuana | |||
Alcohol | |||
Before legalization | 31/400 (7.8) | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] |
After legalization | 14/125 (11.2) | 1.44 (0.78-2.66) | 1.37 (0.74-2.55) |
Never legalb | 227/2378 (9.5) | 1.23 (0.86-1.78) | 1.35 (0.93-1.96) |
Marijuana | |||
Before legalization | 39/400 (9.8) | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] |
After legalization | 17/125 (13.6) | 1.39 (0.78-2.48) | 1.30 (0.74-2.29) |
Never legalb | 214/2378 (9.0) | 0.92 (0.66-1.29) | 0.72 (0.51-1.02) |
Alcohol and marijuana | |||
Before legalization | 13/400 (3.3) | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] |
After legalization | 6/125 (4.8) | 1.48 (0.57-3.79) | 1.35 (0.51-3.56) |
Never legalb | 61/2378 (2.6) | 0.79 (0.43-1.44) | 0.72 (0.39-1.34) |
Medical marijuana | |||
Alcohol | |||
Before legalizationc | 151/1326 (11.4) | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] |
After legalization | 76/915 (8.4) | 0.73 (0.55-0.96) | 0.68 (0.52-0.90) |
Never legal | 45/662 (6.8) | 0.60 (0.43-0.83) | 0.60 (0.43-0.84) |
Marijuana | |||
Before legalizationc | 118/1326 (8.9) | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] |
After legalization | 94/916 (10.3) | 1.15 (0.87-1.53) | 1.36 (1.02-1.80) |
Never legal | 58/662 (8.8) | 0.98 (0.71-1.37) | 0.84 (0.60-1.19) |
Alcohol and marijuana | |||
Before legalizationc | 43/1326 (3.2) | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] |
After legalization | 28/915 (3.1) | 0.94 (0.59-1.54) | 0.97 (0.59-1.60) |
Never legal | 9/662 (1.4) | 0.42 (0.19-0.92) | 0.37 (0.16-0.83) |
Abbreviation: RR, relative risk.
Models adjusted for maternal race, ethnicity, age, and income, accounting for additional pregnancies.
Data on 2 pregnancies were missing in states where recreational marijuana was never legal.
Data on 2 pregnancies were missing in states where medical marijuana had before-legalization status.