Effects of a population-based smoking cessation programme on smoking in pregnancy.
A controlled study was conducted to evaluate the effects of a low-intensity population-based smoking cessation programme in maternity care clinics. Quitting smoking during pregnancy was assessed by a self-administered questionnaire and verified by hair nicotine concentration. In the intervention area, 58/306 women (19.0%) reported quitting smoking during pregnancy whereas in the reference area the numbers were 22/152 (14.5%) (difference = 4.5%, 95% confidence interval: -2.6%-11.6%). The intervention group indicated that they received more information on adverse effects of smoking, studied the material more actively, and felt that material from maternity care influenced their smoking behaviour more than the reference group.
Jaakkola
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Environmental Epidemiology Unit, Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Zahlsen
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Jaakkola
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D018672:Community Health Planning; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland / Q000453:epidemiology; D006293:Health Promotion; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011295:Prenatal Care; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention