Tobacco Use and Environmental Smoke Exposure among Taiwanese Pregnant Smokers and Recent Quitters: Risk Perception, Attitude, and Avoidance Behavior

Ming-Cheng Lai, Feng-Sha Chou, Yann-Jy Yang, Chih-Chien Wang and Ming-Chang Lee
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Ming-Cheng Lai: Graduate Institute of Business Administration, National Taipei College of Business, 321 Jinan Rd., Section 1, Taipei 100, Taiwan
Feng-Sha Chou: Department of Business Administration, National Taipei University, 151, University Rd., San Shia District, New Taipei City 23741, Taiwan
Yann-Jy Yang: Department of Business Innovation and Development, MingDao University, 369 Wen-Hua Rd., Pettow, ChangHua 52345, Taiwan
Chih-Chien Wang: Graduate Institute of Information Management, National Taipei University, 151, University Rd., San Shia District, New Taipei City 23741, Taiwan
Ming-Chang Lee: Department of Management, Fo Guang University, 160, Linwei Rd., Jiaosi, Yilan County 26247, Taiwan

IJERPH, 2013, vol. 10, issue 9, 1-13

Abstract: In this study, we conducted an empirical survey of the avoidance behaviors and risk perceptions of active and passive smoking pregnant smokers and recent quitters. We employed an online questionnaire survey by recruiting 166 voluntary participants from an online parenting community in Taiwan. The results of the empirical survey revealed that three-fourths of smokers quit smoking during pregnancy and one-fourth continued smoking. All pregnant women who continued smoking had partners or lived with relatives who smoked. Current smokers and quitters differed significantly in their risk perceptions and attitudes toward smoking during pregnancy. Most pregnant smokers and quitters adopted passive smoking avoidance behaviors at home and in public. Nevertheless, one-fifth of pregnant women chose not to avoid passive smoking. We concluded that most women stop smoking during pregnancy; however, most women continue to be exposed to passive-smoking environments. Perceived fetal health risks and attitudes toward smoking during pregnancy are critical predictors of the anti-smoking behaviors of pregnant women.

Keywords: tobacco smoking; risk behavior; pregnancy; environmental tobacco smoke pollution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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