title: Factors associated with quit attempts and quitting among Eastern Hungarian women who smoked at the time of pregnancy.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  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.
  
  
  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.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  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.
authors: Medical Humanities Program, Davidson College, Davidson, NC 28035-7135, USA krfoley@davidson.edu
authors: Kristie L
authors: KL
authors: Foley
authors: Péter
authors: P
authors: Balázs
authors: Andrea
authors: A
authors: Grenczer
authors: Ildikó
authors: I
authors: Rákóczi
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary / Q000453:epidemiology; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome / Q000208:ethnology; D037841:Pregnant People / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D012307:Risk Factors; D006178:Romani People / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000208:ethnology; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000191:economics / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors