@article{c2d7de5b078543fc951d72f6ef3f8f8b,
title = "Tobacco cessation intervention during pregnancy among Alaska native women",
abstract = "This paper describes a community-based participatory research program with Alaska Native people addressing a community need to reduce tobacco use among pregnant women and children. Tobacco use during pregnancy among Alaska Native women is described along with development of a community partnership, findings from a pilot tobacco cessation intervention, current work, and future directions. Among Alaska Native women residing in the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta region of western Alaska, the prevalence of tobacco use (cigarette smoking and/or use of smokeless tobacco) during pregnancy is 79%. Results from a pilot intervention study targeting pregnant women indicated low rates of participation and less than optimal tobacco abstinence outcomes. Developing alternative strategies to reach pregnant women and to enhance the efficacy of interventions is a community priority, and future directions are offered.",
keywords = "Alaska native, Intervention, Nicotine, Pregnancy, Tobacco",
author = "Patten, {Christi A.}",
note = "Funding Information: From the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation (YKHC) in Bethel, Alaska, I would like to thank the staff at the Nicotine Cessation and Control Program, Women{\textquoteright}s Health Department and Obstetrical, WIC and Community Health Aide Program for their support with the research conducted over the past 10 years. I also acknowledge Dr. Joseph Klejka, Mr. Gene Peltola, and the YKHC Board for their continued support of the team{\textquoteright}s work on tobacco use in the region. From the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, I acknowledge the important contributions to this work of Caroline Renner, MPH and Dr. Anne Lanier. In addition, I acknowledge the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center leadership for their support and our research team at Mayo Clinic and at the YKHC for their dedication and commitment to this work. This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health, supplements to National Cancer Institute grant U01 CA86098 awarded to Judith Kaur, MD; National Cancer Institute grant U54 CA153605 awarded to Judith Kaur, MD; National Institute on Drug Abuse and Office of Women{\textquoteright}s Health Research grant R21 DA19948 awarded to Dr. Patten; and National Institute on Drug Abuse grant R01 DA 025156 awarded to Dr. Patten. ",
year = "2012",
month = apr,
doi = "10.1007/s13187-012-0317-4",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "27",
pages = "S86--S90",
journal = "Journal of Cancer Education",
issn = "0885-8195",
publisher = "Springer Publishing Company",
number = "SUPPL. 1",
}