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Factors Associated With Tobacco Use Among Rural And Urban Pregnant Women, Whitney Jeanne Katirai
Factors Associated With Tobacco Use Among Rural And Urban Pregnant Women, Whitney Jeanne Katirai
University of Kentucky Doctoral Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to investigate the influences of smoking on rural and urban pregnant women. More specifically, the variables of the knowledge of health effects, health provider recommendations, subscores from the Health Belief Model (HBM), and social support were explored in relation to the smoking behavior of pregnant women. A secondary purpose was to investigate the accuracy of self-reported smoking during pregnancy using biochemical validation. Pregnant women (N=71) completed an anonymous questionnaire, designed by the researcher, to identify variables that predicted smoking for urban and rural women. Participants also gave a saliva sample for cotinine testing.
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