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Factors Associated with Quit Attempts and Quitting among Eastern Hungarian Women who Smoked at the Time of Pregnancy

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this research was to assess factors associated with quit attempts and successful smoking cessation among a sample of socioeconomically disadvantaged pregnant women living in Eastern Hungary. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In-person interviews were conducted among 201 women residing in Eastern Hungary who self-identified as occasional or regular smokers at the time they learned they were pregnant. RESULTS: 54% of the women were smokers at the time they learned they were pregnant. Just over half tried to quit, but only 20% were successful. Factors associated with reduced likelihood of quit attempts included being a regular (vs. occasional) smoker (OR = 0.36, 95% CI 0.13-1.00) and being Roma (vs. non-Roma) (OR = 0.32, 95% CI 0.14-0.72). Women who completed high school were 7% times more likely to quit (OR = 7.5, 95% CI 1.68-33.2) and those who were employed were 7% times more likely to quit (OR = 7.6, 95% CI 1.88-30.35). Regular smokers were 88% less likely to quit than occasional smokers. DISCUSSION: Smoking cessation interventions targeting pregnant women are needed in Eastern Hungary. Efforts to integrate smoking cessation into the current excellent pre-natal care and health visitor program will reach most women who are pregnant or who have given birth within the preceding 3 years.

Source: Central European Journal of Public Health

DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a3631

Authors: Kristie L. Foley, Péter Balázs, Andrea Grenczer, Ildikó Rákóczi

Institutions: Davidson College, Semmelweis University, University of Debrecen

Language: English

Topic: Smoking Behavior and Cessation

Subfield: Physiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Fogarty International Center