A mixed methods exploratory study tackling smoking during pregnancy in an urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health care service

A mixed methods exploratory study tackling smoking during pregnancy in an urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health care service

Abstract Background Pregnancy can be a time of joy and a time of significant stress. For many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (hereafter, respectfully, Indigenous) women, cigarette smoking, even during pregnancy, is a socially sanctioned behavioural response to stress. Indigenous women smoke d...

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Main Authors: Deborah A. Askew, Jillian Guy, Vivian Lyall, Sonya Egert, Lynne Rogers, Leigh-anne Pokino, Peggy Manton-Williams, Philip J. Schluter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Indigenous health
Smoking and tobacco
Health promotion
Social determinants of health
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-6660-1

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