Smoking Among Disadvantaged Women: Causes and Cessation

Authors

  • Miriam J. Stewart
  • Angela Gillis
  • Gerry Brosky
  • Grace Johnston
  • Susan Kirkland
  • Gillian Leigh
  • Vena Persaud
  • Irving Rootman
  • Susan Jackson
  • Betty Anne Pawliw-Fry

Abstract

This study aimed to identify social-psychological factors associated with smoking and smoking cessation among disadvantaged women. Individual and group interviews were conducted with disadvantaged women in Atlantic Canada. Participants were predominantly poor, unemployed, geographically isolated, and single parents. The factors asso-

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Published

1996-04-13

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CJNR Vol 28 Issue 1

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