Journal article
Characteristics and correlates of quitting among black and white low-income pregnant smokers
American journal of health behavior, Vol.30(6), pp.651-662
11/2006
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.30.6.11
PMID: 17096622
Abstract
To examine race-specific differences in correlates of cessation in low income pregnant women.
Two hundred forty-eight low-income black and white pregnant women who smoked regularly prior to pregnancy were interviewed to assess several potential correlates of quitting.
Race differences emerged in characteristics commonly thought to influence quitting including income, education level, marital status, nicotine dependence, and smoking history. However, race was not correlated with having quit smoking, nor did it influence the effect of other variables in quitting.
Factors that influence the decision to quit smoking during pregnancy do not appear to differ between low-income black and white women.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Characteristics and correlates of quitting among black and white low-income pregnant smokers
- Creators
- Kenneth D Ward - Department of Health and Sports Sciences, Center for Community Health, The University of Memphis, 633 Normal Street, Memphis, TN 38152, USA. kdward@memphis.eduMark W Vander WegMarie A SellIsabel C ScarinciMary Cocke Read
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- American journal of health behavior, Vol.30(6), pp.651-662
- DOI
- 10.5993/AJHB.30.6.11
- PMID
- 17096622
- NLM abbreviation
- Am J Health Behav
- ISSN
- 1087-3244
- eISSN
- 1945-7359
- Publisher
- United States
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/2006
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences; Injury Prevention Research Center; Community and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984064185802771
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