Factors associated with smoking cessation among U.S. pregnant women.

摘要: Objectives: This study examines smoking and cessation behaviors among U.S. pregnant women seeks to identify the sociodemographic correlates of in pregnancy. Methods: The 1998 NHIS Pregnancy Smoking supplement was analyzed, including 5288 (weighted represent 13,714,358 women) who gave birth a live-born infant past 5 years. Four categories behavior were analyzed: nonsmoking at last pregnancy, persistent throughout attempting unsuccessfully quit during successfully quitting Logistic regression used isolate risk factors for each examine associated with attempted successful cessation. Results: most likely attempt pregnancy Hispanic (OR = 3.09) have smoked less than 10 years 2.75 aged 18–24.) In general, groups highest start odds being smoker higher an unsuccessful quitter, which turn successfully. attempts included ethnicity, education, above-poverty income, shorter duration smoking, while combined effect age only one significantly quitting. every group, longer lower likelihood as well Conclusions: strongly ethnicity duration. Future relapse prevention programs should be developed, taking into consideration critical age, geography, addiction.