Abstract
Background: Aboriginal women are 3.6 times as likely to smoke across the life span including during pregnancy compared to non-Aboriginal women (46% vs 12%). Smoking when pregnant has a significant and widespread impact on infant and child health and subsequent health across the life span. To have greater impact anti-tobacco messages and resources need be culturally and context specific to Aboriginal communities. By supporting Aboriginal women to quit smoking when pregnant, both the woman and baby have greater health across the lifespan.
Original language | English |
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Article number | P28 |
Pages (from-to) | 31-31 |
Number of pages | 1 |
Journal | Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | S5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 2017 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | Hunter Cancer Research Symposium 2017 - Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, Australia Duration: 24 Nov 2017 → 24 Nov 2017 |
Keywords
- Conference abstract
- Conference presentation
- Conference poster
- Aboriginal women
- Australian Indigenous Women
- Australian Indigenous Pregnant Women
- Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)
- Smoking cessation care (SCC)
- Aboriginal maternal smokers