Factors Associated with Smoke-Free Pregnancy among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Women and Their Experience of Quitting Smoking in Pregnancy: A Mixed Method Cross-Sectional Study

Smoke-free pregnancies have long-term health benefits for mothers and babies. This paper quantitatively examines factors associated with smoke-free pregnancies among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women (hereafter Aboriginal women) and qualitatively explores their smoking cessation (SC) exper...

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Autores principales: Tabassum Rahman, Amanda L. Baker, Gillian S. Gould, Kerrin Palazzi, David Lambkin, Michelle Kennedy
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:a58de8decb0f4221b4e1cfbb561672ee2021-11-11T16:23:24ZFactors Associated with Smoke-Free Pregnancy among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Women and Their Experience of Quitting Smoking in Pregnancy: A Mixed Method Cross-Sectional Study10.3390/ijerph1821112401660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/a58de8decb0f4221b4e1cfbb561672ee2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/21/11240https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601Smoke-free pregnancies have long-term health benefits for mothers and babies. This paper quantitatively examines factors associated with smoke-free pregnancies among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women (hereafter Aboriginal women) and qualitatively explores their smoking cessation (SC) experiences during pregnancy. An Aboriginal-led online cross-sectional study on SC was conducted with Aboriginal women and in partnership with Aboriginal communities, between July and October 2020. The present analysis includes participants who made a pregnancy-related quit attempt (N = 103). Chi-squared tests, logistic regression models, and thematic analysis of free-form text responses were performed. The adjusted odds of having smoke-free pregnancies were 4.54 times higher among participants who used Aboriginal Health Services (AHS) (AOR = 4.54, <i>p</i>-value 0.018). Participants living in urban settings had 67% lower odds of having smoke-free pregnancies compared to their regional/remote counterparts (AOR = 0.33, <i>p</i>-value 0.020). Qualitative data revealed strong motivations to reduce tobacco-related harms to the fetus and variability in quitting experiences at different stages of and across pregnancies. Smoking cessation care (SCC) can support Aboriginal women meaningfully if their quitting experiences are considered in SCC development and implementation. Consistent funding for AHS-led SCC is needed to garner health benefits for Aboriginal peoples. More research into urban versus regional/remote differences in maternal SC is recommended.Tabassum RahmanAmanda L. BakerGillian S. GouldKerrin PalazziDavid LambkinMichelle KennedyMDPI AGarticleAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander womensmoking cessationsmoke-free pregnancyAboriginal Health Servicesindigenous-led health researchMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11240, p 11240 (2021)
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topic Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women
smoking cessation
smoke-free pregnancy
Aboriginal Health Services
indigenous-led health research
Medicine
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spellingShingle Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women
smoking cessation
smoke-free pregnancy
Aboriginal Health Services
indigenous-led health research
Medicine
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Tabassum Rahman
Amanda L. Baker
Gillian S. Gould
Kerrin Palazzi
David Lambkin
Michelle Kennedy
Factors Associated with Smoke-Free Pregnancy among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Women and Their Experience of Quitting Smoking in Pregnancy: A Mixed Method Cross-Sectional Study
description Smoke-free pregnancies have long-term health benefits for mothers and babies. This paper quantitatively examines factors associated with smoke-free pregnancies among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women (hereafter Aboriginal women) and qualitatively explores their smoking cessation (SC) experiences during pregnancy. An Aboriginal-led online cross-sectional study on SC was conducted with Aboriginal women and in partnership with Aboriginal communities, between July and October 2020. The present analysis includes participants who made a pregnancy-related quit attempt (N = 103). Chi-squared tests, logistic regression models, and thematic analysis of free-form text responses were performed. The adjusted odds of having smoke-free pregnancies were 4.54 times higher among participants who used Aboriginal Health Services (AHS) (AOR = 4.54, <i>p</i>-value 0.018). Participants living in urban settings had 67% lower odds of having smoke-free pregnancies compared to their regional/remote counterparts (AOR = 0.33, <i>p</i>-value 0.020). Qualitative data revealed strong motivations to reduce tobacco-related harms to the fetus and variability in quitting experiences at different stages of and across pregnancies. Smoking cessation care (SCC) can support Aboriginal women meaningfully if their quitting experiences are considered in SCC development and implementation. Consistent funding for AHS-led SCC is needed to garner health benefits for Aboriginal peoples. More research into urban versus regional/remote differences in maternal SC is recommended.
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author Tabassum Rahman
Amanda L. Baker
Gillian S. Gould
Kerrin Palazzi
David Lambkin
Michelle Kennedy
author_facet Tabassum Rahman
Amanda L. Baker
Gillian S. Gould
Kerrin Palazzi
David Lambkin
Michelle Kennedy
author_sort Tabassum Rahman
title Factors Associated with Smoke-Free Pregnancy among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Women and Their Experience of Quitting Smoking in Pregnancy: A Mixed Method Cross-Sectional Study
title_short Factors Associated with Smoke-Free Pregnancy among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Women and Their Experience of Quitting Smoking in Pregnancy: A Mixed Method Cross-Sectional Study
title_full Factors Associated with Smoke-Free Pregnancy among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Women and Their Experience of Quitting Smoking in Pregnancy: A Mixed Method Cross-Sectional Study
title_fullStr Factors Associated with Smoke-Free Pregnancy among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Women and Their Experience of Quitting Smoking in Pregnancy: A Mixed Method Cross-Sectional Study
title_full_unstemmed Factors Associated with Smoke-Free Pregnancy among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Women and Their Experience of Quitting Smoking in Pregnancy: A Mixed Method Cross-Sectional Study
title_sort factors associated with smoke-free pregnancy among aboriginal and torres strait women and their experience of quitting smoking in pregnancy: a mixed method cross-sectional study
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/a58de8decb0f4221b4e1cfbb561672ee
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