Table 1.
Characteristics of pregnant and non-pregnant women.
| Women in GSP | Pregnant | Non-pregnant | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics n (%) | Characteristics n (%) | ||||
| All | 1,006 | (100) | 9,676 | (100) | |
| Setting | |||||
| Midwife/Hospital | 438 | (43.5) | 622 | (6.4) | |
| Other | 568 | (56.5) | 9,054 | (93.6) | |
| Programme format | |||||
| Individual | 240 | (23.9) | 994 | (10.3) | |
| Group | 766 | (76.1) | 8,682 | (89.7) | |
| Medication for free | |||||
| No free medication | 511 | (50.8) | 5,296 | (54.7) | |
| Free for <1 week | 472 | (46.9) | 4,014 | (41.5) | |
| Free for <5 weeks | 3 | (0.3) | 75 | (0.8) | |
| Free for ≥5 weeks | 17 | (1.7) | 279 | (2.9) | |
| Free for unknown period of time | 3 | (0.3) | 12 | (0.1) | |
| Age (years) | |||||
| 15–24 | 240 | (23.9) | 704 | (7.3) | |
| 25–34 | 549 | (54.6) | 1,522 | (15.7) | |
| 35–44 | 213 | (21.2) | 3,083 | (31.9) | |
| 45–54 | 4 | (0.4) | 4,367 | (45.1) | |
| Smoking | |||||
| <20 pack-years | 885 | (88.0) | 4,549 | (47.0) | |
| ≥20 pack-years | 121 | (12.0) | 5,127 | (53.0) | |
| Fagerström 1–4 points | 451 | (44.8) | 3,658 | (37.8) | |
| Fagerström 5–10 points | 555 | (55.2) | 6,018 | (62.2) | |
| <20 cigarettes per day | 691 | (68.7) | 4,739 | (49.0) | |
| ≥20 cigarettes per day | 315 | (31.3) | 4,937 | (51.0) | |
| Heavy smokers a | |||||
| Yes | 370 | (36.8) | 6,350 | (65.6) | |
| No | 636 | (63.2) | 3,326 | (34.4) | |
| Compliance with programme b | |||||
| Compliant | 476 | (47.3) | 5,377 | (55.6) | |
| Not compliant | 507 | (50.4) | 4,121 | (42.6) | |
| Unknown | 23 | (2.3) | 178 | (1.8) | |
| Living with a smoker | |||||
| Yes | 523 | (52.0) | 3,615 | (37.4) | |
| No | 479 | (47.6) | 5,981 | (61.8) | |
| Unknown | 4 | (0.4) | 80 | (0.8) | |
| Attempts to quit | |||||
| No previous attempts | 421 | (41.8) | 3,616 | (37.4) | |
| Previous attempts | 573 | (57.9) | 5,896 | (60.9) | |
| Unknown | 12 | (1.2) | 176 | (1.8) | |
| Professional recommendation | |||||
| Yes from midwife or medical doctor | 711 | (70.7) | 3,995 | (41.3) | |
| Yes from others | 42 | (4.2) | 977 | (10.1) | |
| No | 213 | (21.2) | 4,265 | (44.1) | |
| Unknown | 40 | (4.0) | 239 | (2.5) | |
| Education | |||||
| Low level | 364 | (36.2) | 2,515 | (26.0) | |
| Medium level | 255 | (25.3) | 2,552 | (26.4) | |
| High level | 372 | (37.0) | 4,324 | (44.7) | |
| Unknown | 15 | (1.5) | 285 | (2.9) | |
| Employment | |||||
| Employed | 578 | (57.5) | 6,900 | (71.3) | |
| Unemployed | 277 | (27.5) | 1,771 | (18.3) | |
| Enrolled in education | 132 | (13.1) | 671 | (6.9) | |
| Unknown | 19 | (1.9) | 334 | (3.5) | |
| Disadvantaged smokers c | |||||
| Yes | 493 | (49.0) | 3,541 | (35.6) | |
| No | 495 | (49.2) | 5,757 | (59.5) | |
| Unknown | 18 | (1.8) | 378 | (3.9) | |
a Heavy smokers: smoking ≥20 pack-year and/or daily consumption of ≥20 cigarettes and/or Fagerström nicotine dependency score of ≥7 point [19,23]; b Compliance with the programme was defined as having attended at least 75% of the scheduled meetings [17]; c Disadvantaged smokers: unemployed and receiving unemployment benefits and/or low education (no education except elementary school (≥12 years) or only short work-related courses) [18].