Smoking among Low-Income Pregnant Women: An Ethnographic Analysis

Autor/inn/en	Nichter, Mimi; Nichter, Mark; Muramoto, Myra; Adrian, Shelly; Goldade, Kate; Tesler, Laura; Thompson, Jennifer
Titel	Smoking among Low-Income Pregnant Women: An Ethnographic Analysis
Quelle	In: Health Education & Behavior, 34 (2007) 5, S.748-764 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1090-1981
DOI	10.1177/1090198106290397
Schlagwörter	Low Income Groups; Smoking; Females; Pregnancy; Health Behavior; At Risk Persons; Prenatal Care; Behavior Change; Case Studies; Recidivism; Motivation; Moral Values; Social Networks; Urban Areas; African Americans; Whites; Mexican Americans + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rauchen; Weibliches Geschlecht; Schwangerschaft; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Risikogruppe; Pränatale Versorgung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Rückfall; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Urban area; Stadtregion; Afroamerikaner; White; Weißer; Hispanoamerikaner
Abstract	This article presents findings from a qualitative study of 53 low-income women who were smokers at the onset of pregnancy. Study participants were interviewed during pregnancy to document smoking trajectories and factors contributing to, or undermining, harm reduction and quit attempts. Thirty percent of women quit smoking completely, 43% engaged in sustained harm reduction, and 26% reduced their smoking levels intermittently. Case studies of women are presented to illustrate reasons for quitting, harm reduction practices, and factors influencing relapse and smoking continuation. Women's motivations to quit are highlighted. Moral identity as a mother was found to be a key motivating factor behind women's quit attempts. Future programs targeting this population would do well to acknowledge moral identity as an issue and recognize the challenges of quitting for women with limited social support and little control over their immediate environment. (Contains 2 tables and 1 note.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10