Evaluation of the impact of dissemination of smoking cessation methods on the low birthweight rate and on health care costs: achieving year 2000 objectives for the nation

C Q Li; R A Windsor; John B Lowe; R L Goldenberg

doi:10.1016/S0749-3797(18)30827-4

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Evaluation of the impact of dissemination of smoking cessation methods on the low birthweight rate and on health care costs: achieving year 2000 objectives for the nation

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Evaluation of the impact of dissemination of smoking cessation methods on the low birthweight rate and on health care costs: achieving year 2000 objectives for the nation

C Q Li, R A Windsor, John B Lowe and R L Goldenberg

American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Vol.8(3), pp.171-177

1992

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0749-3797(18)30827-4

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Public Health and Health Services

smoking

birthweight

healthcare costs

Nationwide dissemination of efficacious and cost-effective smoking cessation methods during the 1990s represents an important part of the solution to reducing the low birthweight (LBW) rate and associated health care costs. A minimum of 250,000 LBW births must be prevented during the 1990s to achieve the year 2000 LBW rate objective of 5% of total births. Annually 1,500 to 6,000 LBW births might be prevented between 1991 and 2000, and cumulatively 29,000 to 44,000, by dissemination of tested smoking cessation methods. Twelve to eighteen percent of the objective might be accomplished by dissemination. LBW births attributable to smoking might be reduced from the current 20% to 26% rate to a rate of 9% to 12% if the overall maternal smoking prevalence rate is reduced to 10% as projected in the Year 2000 Objectives. Smoking-attributable health care cost savings from dissemination would range from $22 million to $59 million.

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Title: Evaluation of the impact of dissemination of smoking cessation methods on the low birthweight rate and on health care costs: achieving year 2000 objectives for the nation
Authors: C Q Li (Author) - University of Alabama
R A Windsor (Author) - University of Alabama
John B Lowe (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health and Education
R L Goldenberg (Author) - University of Alabama
Publication details: American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Vol.8(3), pp.171-177
Publisher: Elsevier Inc.
Date published: 1992
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-3797(18)30827-4
ISSN: 0749-3797
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449618402621
Output Type: Journal article

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