Capacity Building of Health Care Providers in Egypt to Counsel Pregnant Women and Their Families Regarding Smoking Cessation and Second Hand Smoking Avoidance
Funded by: United States Agency for International Development - PEER
Project dates: January 2017 - December 2021
Principal Investigator: Anwar WProject dates: January 2017 - December 2021
Principal Investigator: El-Shahawy, Omar
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The project developed and disseminated an evidence-based healthcare professional training program to counsel smokers to stop smoking and establish smoke-free homes. Participants were recruited via physicians and nurses who counseled pregnant women who smoke or who have current smokers in their households.
This study will help to achieve better maternal and child health outcomes through women either quitting smoking and/or establishing a smoke-free home.
Abstract on the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Website