Tobacco Use and Environmental Smoke Exposure among Taiwanese Pregnant Smokers and Recent Quitters: Risk Perception, Attitude, and Avoidance Behavior
| Autor: | Ming-Chang Lee, Feng-Sha Chou, Ming-Cheng Lai, Yann-Jy Yang, Chih-Chien Wang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Risk Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Tobacco use Passive smoking Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis medicine.medical_treatment Taiwan lcsh:Medicine Computer-assisted web interviewing medicine.disease_cause Article Young Adult Pregnancy Surveys and Questionnaires Environmental health environmental tobacco smoke pollution Humans Medicine tobacco smoking Young adult business.industry risk behavior lcsh:R Smoking pregnancy Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health medicine.disease Smoke exposure Risk perception Smoking cessation Female Smoking Cessation Tobacco Smoke Pollution business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 10, Iss 9, Pp 4104-4116 (2013) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Volume 10; Issue 9; Pages: 4104-4116 |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph10094104 |
| Popis: | In this study, we conducted an empirical survey of the avoidance behaviors and risk perceptions of active and passive smoking pregnant smokers and recent quitters. We employed an online questionnaire survey by recruiting 166 voluntary participants from an online parenting community in Taiwan. The results of the empirical survey revealed that three-fourths of smokers quit smoking during pregnancy and one-fourth continued smoking. All pregnant women who continued smoking had partners or lived with relatives who smoked. Current smokers and quitters differed significantly in their risk perceptions and attitudes toward smoking during pregnancy. Most pregnant smokers and quitters adopted passive smoking avoidance behaviors at home and in public. Nevertheless, one-fifth of pregnant women chose not to avoid passive smoking. We concluded that most women stop smoking during pregnancy; however, most women continue to be exposed to passive-smoking environments. Perceived fetal health risks and attitudes toward smoking during pregnancy are critical predictors of the anti-smoking behaviors of pregnant women. |
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