title: Minimal smoking cessation interventions in prenatal, family planning, and well-child public health clinics.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study assessed the prevalence and effectiveness of smoking cessation interventions for women of childbearing age in public health clinics.
  
  
  METHODS
  Smokers in prenatal, family planning, and well-child services in 10 public health clinics (n = 1021) were interviewed 5 to 8 weeks after a medical visit to assess their exposure to smoking cessation interventions and smoking cessation outcomes.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Depending on clinic service and intervention component (poster, video segment, provider advice, booklet), 16% to 63% of women reported exposure to an intervention component during their visit. Women in prenatal services received more interventions and had better outcomes than those in the other services.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Exposure to more interventions increased readiness and motivation to quit and the number of actions taken toward quitting.
authors.affiliation: Center for Health Services Research, University of Illinois at Chicago 60607, USA. clara@uic.edu
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Manfredi
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Crittenden
authors.forename: Y I
authors.initials: YI
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Engler
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Warnecke
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005193:Family Planning Services / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016018:Least-Squares Analysis; D016015:Logistic Models; D009819:Office Visits; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000379:methods*; D015995:Prevalence; D015397:Program Evaluation; D016540:Smoking Cessation