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Telephone Smoking Cessation Quitline Use Among Pregnant and Non-pregnant Women

Maternal and Child Health Journal volume 17, pages 989–995 (2013)Cite this article

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To describe characteristics, referrals, service utilization, and self-reported quit rates among pregnant and non-pregnant women enrolled in a smoking cessation quitline. This information can be used to improve strategies to increase pregnant and non-pregnant smokers’ use of quitlines. We examined tobacco use characteristics, referral sources, and use of services among 1,718 pregnant and 24,321 non-pregnant women aged 18–44 years enrolled in quitline services in 10 states during 2006–2008. We examined self-reported 30-day quit rates 7 months after enrollment among 246 pregnant and 4,123 non-pregnant women and, within groups, used Chi-square tests to compare quit rates by type of service received. The majority of pregnant and non-pregnant callers, respectively, smoked ≥10 cigarettes per day (62 %; 83 %), had recently attempted to quit (55 %; 58 %), smoked 5 or minutes after waking (59 %; 55 %), and lived with a smoker (63 %; 48 %). Of callers, 24.3 % of pregnant and 36.4 % of non-pregnant women were uninsured. Pregnant callers heard about the quitline most often from a health care provider (50 %) and non-pregnant callers most often through mass media (59 %). Over half of pregnant (52 %) and non-pregnant (57 %) women received self-help materials only, the remainder received counseling. Self-reported quit rates at 7 months after enrollment in the subsample were 26.4 % for pregnant women and 22.6 % for non-pregnant women. Quitlines provide needed services for pregnant and non-pregnant smokers, many of whom are uninsured. Smokers should be encouraged to access counseling services.

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  1. Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, NE Mailstop K-22, Atlanta, GA, 30341, USA

    Jennifer M. Bombard, Sherry L. Farr, Patricia M. Dietz & Van T. Tong

  2. Office of Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, NE Mailstop K-50, Atlanta, GA, 30341, USA

    Lei Zhang

  3. Department of Behavioral Science, MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Houston, TX, USA

    Vance Rabius

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Bombard, J.M., Farr, S.L., Dietz, P.M. et al. Telephone Smoking Cessation Quitline Use Among Pregnant and Non-pregnant Women. Matern Child Health J 17, 989–995 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-012-1076-x

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Keywords

  • Female
  • Pregnancy
  • Smoking cessation
  • Telephone counseling