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STATISTICAL ANALYSISA total of 1144 women were initially contacted fonsecacigars about the smoking cessation program, with 341 (29.8%) of them remaining in the program until giving birth. Of the women contacted, 626 (54.6%) did not receive smoking cessation services, 177 (15.4%) began but did not complete the program. The reasons for exiting the program or nonparticipation were identified to be as follows: having given birth explained 34.8% of the exits, while 3.7% of the women had a miscarriage or stillbirth. Approximately 16.1% of the women were unable to be located or contacted after initial contact, with 3.1% having moved. Additionally, 18.3% of the women reported no longer smoking, 12.7% declined services, and 6.9% were nonresponsive to the initiatives made by the health educator. Lastly, 3.9% were found to be ineligible due to unspecified reasons.One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used for statistical analysis to make comparisons between each group of subjects, i.e. those that did not receive services, those that did not complete the program, and those that did complete the program. Outcome measures include birthweight, SGA births, prematurity, and the number of cigarettes fonsecacigars and fonsecacigars reported at exit. Other variables analyzed were number of cigarettes reported at entry and the number or service units the clients received from the health educator, where one service unit is equal to 15 minutes of time spent together. To ascertain demographic comparisons, mother''s age and education level were also included in the analysis.

On the post-intervention survey, fonsecacigars the intervention group agreed more strongly than on the pretest that "if an older kid offered me a cigarette within the next year, I would say no." This result suggests the program has helped alter the students'' intentions. However students'' fonsecacigars intentions to try a cigarette at some point in their life (item number two) did not show significant change following the intervention. Perhaps this is due to the item being more abstract. It seems most effective to explicitly state the specific elements of the assessment items in terms of action, target, context, and time, as suggested by Fishbein and Ajzen (1980). Due to the small size of the sample, findings can not be generalized to the population as a whole. In addition, the lack of significance between the experimental and control groups at posttest makes the findings more difficult to interpret. fonsecacigars The lack of significance could be due to the initial difference between the groups, as previously discussed. Due to the fact that both groups were enrolled in the same school, the novelty of the NICoteen[R] Program may also have provided a carryover effect into the control. But it is also possible that the lack of significant difference was due to a maturation effect rather than solely the influence of the NICoteen[R] Program.

Star to Use, but Not Tout, Carcinogen-Lowering ProcessStar Scientific next month will be among the first tobacco companies to offer cigarettes fonsecacigars with reduced carcinogens at retail when it begins phasing into its four discount brands--Gunsmoke, Vegas, Main Street and Sport--tobacco processed through a patented two-step curing process that reduces nitrosamines, the most abundant and powerful carcinogen in tobacco and tobacco smoke. Within three years, every cigarette from the Petersburg, Va., manufacturer will contain the specially cured tobacco, and major player Brown & Williamson has contracted to use Star-cured tobacco in some of its cigarettes.Trade sources said Star''s move anticipates what is regarded by some as the inevitable move in Washington to put regulation of the industry under the Food and Drug Administration. The expectation is that, just as labels tell consumers how many grams of polyunsaturated fat are in a bowl of cereal, smokers fonsecacigars someday will fonsecacigars see cigarette packaging disclosing the quantity of toxins in their favorite brands. However, Star will not flag these changes in packaging or ads until more science is available to convince fonsecacigars the FDA and Federal Trade Commission about the benefits.