A pilot study of smoking and associated behaviors of low-income expectant fathers
A pilot study of smoking and associated behaviors of low-income expectant fathers
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DOI：
10.1080/14622200500056093
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发表时间：
2005-04-01
影响因子：
4.7
通讯作者：
Madsen, RW
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作者：
Everett, KD;Gage, J;Madsen, RW
Pregnancy is considered a teachable moment for helping women who smoke to quit, yet few studies have examined smoking behavior of expectant fathers. The present study considers the possibility that pregnancy is a teachable moment for expectant fathers as well and describes smoking and associated behaviors of men during their partner's pregnancy. Participants were 138 low-income men living with their pregnant partners. Using telephone interviews, we found 63% of the men had smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime. Current smoking was reported by 49.3% of expectant fathers (39.1% daily smoking; 10.2% some days). Expectant fathers' current smoking was associated with having a lower level of education (p
