Predictors of intentions to stop smoking early in prenatal care

OBJECTIVE To determine baseline variables associated with low intentions of stopping smoking early in pregnancy. DESIGN Cross sectional survey. PARTICIPANTS Pregnant smokers pooled across seven Smoke-Free Families trials (n = 1314). RESULTS 36% of pregnant smokers had low intentions of stopping smok...

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Published in:Tobacco control 2000-09, Vol.9 (suppl 3), p.iii41-45
Main Authors: Ershoff, Daniel H, Solomon, Laura J, Dolan-Mullen, Patricia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Behavior
Cross-Sectional Studies
Decision Making
Education
Female
Health insurance
Humans
Hypotheses
intentions
Low income groups
Medicaid
Mental health
Original
Pregnancy
Prenatal Care
Questionnaires
Smoking
Smoking Cessation
Smoking Prevention
Studies
Surveys and Questionnaires
Variables
Womens health
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Summary:OBJECTIVE To determine baseline variables associated with low intentions of stopping smoking early in pregnancy. DESIGN Cross sectional survey. PARTICIPANTS Pregnant smokers pooled across seven Smoke-Free Families trials (n = 1314). RESULTS 36% of pregnant smokers had low intentions of stopping smoking within the next 30 days. In contrast to pregnant smokers with higher intentions of quitting, pregnant smokers with low intentions were less confident in their ability to quit, less likely to have private health insurance, and less likely to agree that smoking harms the unborn child. They were more likely to smoke heavily, more likely to have fewer years of education, and more likely to have friends and family members who smoke. CONCLUSIONS Three options to smoking cessation assistance are proposed for pregnant smokers with low intentions of quitting: targeting, triage, and tailoring. Further research is needed to determine which approach is most appropriate.
ISSN:0964-4563
1468-3318
DOI:10.1136/tc.9.suppl_3.iii41