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The accuracy of self-report of smoking status in pregnant women
- Source :
- Addictive Behaviors. Sept-Oct, 1996, Vol. 21 Issue 5, p675, 5 p.
- Publication Year :
- 1996
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Abstract
- Midwives' self-reports of smoking status of pregnant women are inaccurate, as they either misclassify or fail to identify a significant proportion of smokers. Midwife-identified nonsmokers who can be reclassified as smokers with research questionnaire and urinalysis methods, are 7.4% using the conservative estimate, 15.2% using the worst-case estimate, and 8.8% using the medium estimate. Findings suggest the need to improve the measures used to classify individuals.
Details
- ISSN :
- 03064603
- Volume :
- 21
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Addictive Behaviors
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.18978895