Qualitative Study on Perception of Aboriginal Women from Lower Socioeconomic Background in New South Wales about Smoking Cessation during Pregnancy

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Qualitative on perception of aboriginal women from lower socioeconomic background in New
South Wales about prominence of smoking cessation during pregnancy
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Introduction
The harmful consequences of smoking during pregnancy have been widely documented.
It is also known that during this period, mothers are more likely to reduce or stop smoking.
Despite the information provided on the consequences of smoking, some women maintain this
habit during pregnancy and this situation is more common among mothers from socio-
economically disadvantaged backgrounds (Jamal et al. 2016). The significance that women give
to smoking during pregnancy, whether they are smokers or not, has, however, been little studied.
Small, Porr, Swab & Murray, (2018) conducted an extensive systematic review of qualitative
evidence and managed to identify some of the possible factors that influence smoking during
pregnancy. However, the study by Small, Porr, Swab & Murray, (2018) focus on general factors.
The findings from such study cannot be applied in policy amendment because they are
descriptive. It is because of this that the current study intends to establish aboriginal women from
lower socioeconomic background in New South Wales about prominence of smoking cessation.
The purpose of this research was to identify the perceptions of women from less advantaged
socioeconomic backgrounds in New South Wales about prominence of smoking cessation.
Objectives
At the origin of the study presented here, I found the conviction that it would important to
complete and verify the knowledge acquired in order to understand how pregnant women in less
advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds from New South Wales differ from women from high
socioeconomic background in their perceptions towards smoking during pregnancy and how they
perceive the messages that are transmitted to them about the use of tobacco. On the other hand,
we considered that, at the time of pregnancy, women are more likely to be interested in the

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information that is transmitted and the content of the messages and to be permeable to them;
Pregnancy is thus a time when they can acquire more knowledge and develop a motivation to
integrate them into their behavior.
Research questions
1. What are the opinions of the aboriginal women from the lower socioeconomical state of
Aboriginal community in New South Wales towards their tendency to smoke during their
pregnancy?
2. What are the perceptions of the aboriginal women from the lower socioeconomical state
of Aboriginal community in New South Wales about factors inhibiting their inability to
stop smoking during their pregnancy?
3. What are the views of the aboriginal women from the lower socioeconomical state of
Aboriginal community in New South Wales concerning their socioeconomic conditions
and stress levels?
Research design
The study with utilize phenomenological design of qualitative research. This means that
lived experience of the less advantaged women from New South Wales would be used to create
themes. The use of a phenomenological design of qualitative approach would be appropriate for
such exploratory research as it allowed the identification of their representations from the
discourse of the first concerned. The women would be interviewed through semi-directed
interviews during which they would be free to express themselves. The context of maternity
supervision would be also addressed through group interviews with caregivers working with