Qualitative Research Plan on Smoking Among Pregnant Aboriginal Women

Running head: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH PLAN 1
Qualitative Research Plan
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Introduction
There has been a rise in the number of Aboriginal women who smoke during pregnancy.
The habit affects both the women and their unborn children. There are a significant number of
women who quit smoking when they realize that they are pregnant. However, other indigenous
women smoke during the pregnancy period. The Aboriginal women who are illiterate, jobless
and tender age tend to smoke during pregnancy as opposed to the educated and gainfully
employed women (Ashman et al., 2016). Smoking leads to placenta complications and can lead
to the death of the infant (Passey, & Sanson-Fisher, 2015). Moreover, the smoking causes genital
diseases to the fetus and disrupts the behaviors of the child. This qualitative research plan will
explore the causes of smoking among the pregnant Aboriginal women. The program will also
look at the data collection and analysis to be used in the study. Ethical considerations and
vulnerable populations are also part of the qualitative plan.
Research Question
The primary objective of this qualitative research plan is to synthesize and identify the
relevant and credible evidence to answer the following question:
What are the causes of smoking during pregnancy by Indigenous women?
Phenomenon of Interest
The phenomenon of interest for this plan is the responses of the pregnant smoking
women when asked about what causes them to smoke during pregnancy.
The study sample
The plan targets the Aboriginal women who are victims of smoking when they are
pregnant. The participating women are of all ages, which are from the young to old ones.

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Moreover, the plan is silent on the pregnancy lengths of the participants. The research is solely
on the Aboriginals.
The Qualitative Study Design
The Qualitative research plan on the causes of smoking among the aboriginal women will
use the Phenomenological design (Ingham-Broomfield, 2015). The researcher will interview the
participants on the reasons why they smoke during pregnancy. The stakeholders will also read
evidence-based documentations on the causes of smoking among the Aboriginal women.
Moreover, the specialists will watch videos on the effects of tobacco on the women. The
researchers will also visit health facilities and homes where the pregnant women are based. The
answers that the women provide will form the basis for the research. The number of interviews
will range from ten to fifteen per day.
The Study Variables
The first variable will be age. Any Aboriginal woman, who is pregnant and smoke, will
undergo the interview regardless of their age. The gestation length of the pregnancy will form the
second variable. The range will not stop the women from answering questions on what causes
them to smoke. The researchers will interview the older mothers before, the younger ones. The
interview will begin with the new mothers and conclude with the mothers who have conceded on
more than one occasion.
The Study Population, Eligibility Criteria, Study Sample and Sampling method
The Study Population
The population will focus on the Indigenous population. The study will then narrow
down to the Aboriginal women. Moreover, the research will focus on the pregnant women who
are cigarette smokers.