Reproductive System & Sexual Disorders: Current Research
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ISSN: 2161-038X
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Alison Lindley
United Kingdom
Research Article
Barriers to the Acceptance of Smoking Cessation Services in Pregnant Women in South Wales
Author(s): Mark Williams E, Angela Jones, Margaret Munkley, Julie Evans and Alison LindleyMark Williams E, Angela Jones, Margaret Munkley, Julie Evans and Alison Lindley
Abstract
Introduction: Smoking rates in pregnant mothers remains unacceptably high despite the use of many different approaches. In South Wales smoking rates in this group remain high despite free access to professional cessation services. The aim of this study was to determine the barriers to smoking cessation.
Methods: A questionnaire was administered post-partum to 36 mothers who smoked throughout pregnancy and lived within the NHS Cwm Taf University Health Board catchment area, South Wales, UK.
Results: Most mothers (88%) reportedly reduced their daily smoking rate from between 11-15 to less than 10 per day, rather than cease. The majority (78%) did not use a smoking cessation service. The most common reason given for factors which st.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2161-038X.1000147