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Table 3 Service delivery models employed by English Stop Smoking Services for Pregnant women

From: Provision of smoking cessation support for pregnant women in England: results from an online survey of NHS stop smoking services for pregnant women

  

Percentage

n

Total*

Location of smoking cessation support for pregnant women:**

Women's homes

73

80

110

 

Children’s centres

73

80

 

Family doctor practices

72

79

 

Clinics

69

76

 

Health centres

63

69

 

Other community venues

59

65

 

Pharmacies

56

62

 

Other

10

11

 

Military

7

8

 

Mobile units

6

7

 

Prisons

5

5

 

Dentists

5

5

Types of intervention provided:**

Behavioural support and dual NRT

86

95

110

 

Behavioural support and single NRT

77

85

 

Relapse prevention

65

72

 

Behavioural support only

62

68

 

Financial incentive schemes

35

39

 

Dual NRT only (no behavioural support)

10

11

 

Single NRT only (no behavioural support)

9

10

Most frequently used NRT products:**

Transdermal patches

93

79

85†

 

Inhalator

87

74

 

Mini-lozenges

67

57

 

Gums

47

40

 

Mouth spray

13

11

 

Lozenges

12

10

 

Microtabs

11

9

 

Nasal spray

2

2

Mode of NRT supply:**

Voucher to be redeemed at local pharmacy only

43

47

108†

 

Combination of supply methods

28

31

 

Physician prescription only

20

22

 

Direct supply only

8

9

Routine use of CO monitoring during smoking cessation treatment

89

98

110

Self-help materials provided to pregnant women

64

70

110

Types of self-help materials provided to pregnant women:**

Booklet/leaflet

97

68

70††

 

Website

57

40

 

Generic text message advice

21

15

 

DVD

20

14

 

Other

9

6

 

Application on mobile phone/device

4

3

 

Generic email advice

3

2

Agreement with statement ‘self-help materials are effective in helping women to stop smoking during pregnancy’:

Not at all

3

2

72††

 

A little

29

21

 

Moderately

49

35

 

Very much

14

10

 

Extremely

6

4

Agreement with statement ‘self-help materials should be included in routine care for smoking cessation during pregnancy’:

Not at all

0

0

70††

 

A little

10

7

 

Moderately

29

20

 

Very much

39

27

 

Extremely

23

16

  1. SSSP, Stop Smoking Service for Pregnant Women; CO, carbon monoxide; NRT, nicotine replacement therapy.
  2. *total relates to number of SSSPs answering any part of that question. **question type allowed for multiple responses. †these questions were only asked of the 110 SSSP who said they offered NRT to pregnant women. ††question was only asked of the subset of 72 SSSP who reported providing pregnant women with smoking cessation self-help materials.