Demographic factors associated with smoking cessation during pregnancy in New South Wales, Australia, 2000–2011

BMC Public Health

Research Article

Jason Bentley¹  Patricia Correll¹  Rhydwyn McGuire¹  Erin Passmore² 

[1] NSW Ministry of Health, North Sydney, NSW, Australia;NSW Ministry of Health, North Sydney, NSW, Australia;School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia;

关键词: Smoking;    Smoking cessation;    Smoking in pregnancy;    Epidemiology;    Australia;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12889-015-1725-2

 received in 2014-06-30, accepted in 2015-03-31,  发布年份 2015

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundSmoking during pregnancy increases the risk of adverse health outcomes for both the mother and the child. Rates of smoking during pregnancy, and rates of smoking cessation during pregnancy, vary between demographic groups. This study describes demographic factors associated with smoking cessation during pregnancy in New South Wales, Australia, and describes trends in smoking cessation in demographic subgroups over the period 2000 – 2011.MethodsData were obtained from the New South Wales Perinatal Data Collection, a population-based surveillance system covering all births in New South Wales. Multivariate logistic regression was used to explore associations between smoking cessation during pregnancy and demographic factors.ResultsBetween 2000 and 2011, rates of smoking cessation in pregnancy increased from 4.0% to 25.2%. Demographic characteristics associated with lower rates of smoking cessation during pregnancy included being a teenage mother, being an Aboriginal person, and having a higher number of previous pregnancies.ConclusionsBetween 2000 and 2011, rates of smoking cessation during pregnancy increased dramatically across all demographic groups. However, specific demographic groups remain significantly less likely to quit smoking, suggesting a need for targeted efforts to promote smoking cessation in these groups.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© Passmore et al.; licensee BioMed Central. 2015