Willingness to Oppose Smoking among Pregnant Women

Dominik Olejniczak, Krzysztof Klimiuk, Urszula Religioni, Anna Staniszewska, Mariusz Panczyk, Agnieszka Nowacka, Paulina Mularczyk-Tomczewska, Edyta Krzych-Fałta, Anna Korcala-Wichary and Łukasz Balwicki
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Dominik Olejniczak: Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Science, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland
Krzysztof Klimiuk: Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-210 Gdańsk, Poland
Urszula Religioni: Collegium of Business Administration, Warsaw School of Economics, 02-554 Warsaw, Poland
Anna Staniszewska: Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland
Mariusz Panczyk: Department of Education and Research of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Warsaw, Zwirki Wigury 81, 01-580 Warsaw, Poland
Agnieszka Nowacka: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Didactics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland
Paulina Mularczyk-Tomczewska: Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Science, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland
Edyta Krzych-Fałta: Nursing Basics Facility, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland
Anna Korcala-Wichary: Health Promotion Section, Students’ Scientific Public Health Association, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland
Łukasz Balwicki: Department of Public Health and Social Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-210 Gdańsk, Poland

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 21, 1-9

Abstract: Even though smoking causes numerous threats to the developing foetus, it is the most common addiction in Polish women of reproductive age. Most studies undertake to examine the subject of opposing second-hand smoking or creating tools to reprimand pregnant women more effectively using a qualitative methodology. The study aimed to determine the profile of a pregnant woman who is willing to oppose the smoking of another pregnant woman. The research was conducted using an original multiple-choice questionnaire. The survey was shared on websites for expecting parents. Completed questionnaires were collected from 11,448 pregnant women. The Wald test for logistic regression was used for statistical analysis. Predictors of whether someone would draw another pregnant women’s attention to the fact that smoking is harmful were: intellectual work (OR 1.136; p -value 0.020) and currently being a student (OR 1.363; p -value 0.004), involvement of the child’s father (OR 1.377; p -value < 0.001), contact with social campaigns (OR 1.150; p -value 0.005) and knowledge about the consequences of smoking, as well as talking to the midwife about the harmfulness of cigarettes during pregnancy (OR 1.655; p -value < 0.001). Interpersonal relationships leave scope for public health interventions. It is worth enhancing criticism against smoking by specialists through information and education campaigns.

Keywords: smoking; relationship; prevention; pregnancy; tobacco; reprimand (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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