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The European Journal of Public Health 2001 11(4):446-449; doi:10.1093/eurpub/11.4.446
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Effects of a population-based smoking cessation programme on smoking in pregnancy

NINA JAAKKOLA1, KOLBJORN ZAHLSEN2 and JOUNI J.K. JAAKKOLA1,3,

1 Environmental Epidemiology Unit Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki Helsinki, Finland
2 Department of Laboratory Medicine Biology, Norwegian University of Technology and Science Trondheim, Norway Analytical Research and Development Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Regional and University Hospital of Trondheim Trondheim, Norway
3 Environmental Health Program, The Nordic School of Public Health Göteborg, Sweden

Prof. JJ.K. Jaakkola, Professor of Public Health, The Nordic School of Public Health, P.O. Box 12133, SE-402 42 Goteborg, Sweden, tel. +46 31 693980, fax +46 31 691777, e-mail jouni.jaakkola{at}nhv.se

A controlled study was conducted to evaluate the effects of a low-intensity population-based smoking cessation programme in maternity care clinics. Quitting smoking during pregnancy was assessed by a self-administered questionnaire and verified by hair nicotine concentration. In the intervention area, 58/306 women (19.0%) reported quitting smoking during pregnancy whereas in the reference area the numbers were 22/152 (14.5%) (difference= 4.5%, 95% confidence interval: –2.6% – 11.6%). The intervention group indicated that they received more information on adverse effects of smoking, studied the material more actively, and felt that material from maternity care influenced their smoking behaviour more than the reference group.

Keywords: controlled intervention, pregnancy, smoking cessation


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