The Effects of Motivational Enhancement on Smoking Cessation Behaviors among Pregnant Women’s Husbands Receiving Antenatal Care at Khon Kaen Hospital

Abstract

          This quasi-experimental research study aims to: 1) Compare smoking cessation behaviors among husbands of pregnant women. 2) Compare motivation to quit smoking among husbands of pregnant women before and after implementing motivation enhancement interventions for smoking cessation. The sample group consists of 32 husbands of pregnant women who smoke, selected based on specific criteria. They received smoking cessation counseling once and were followed up for 4 weeks. Motivation enhancement interventions included creating awareness of the severity and risks of   smoking-related diseases, the benefits of quitting smoking, and promoting the role of fatherhood.         Data collection tools included questionnaires on smoking cessation behaviors and motivation to quit smoking, with reliabilities of 0.73 and 0.91, respectively. Data were analyzed using a Paired sample           t-test. The study found that after the experimental intervention, there was a statistically non-significant increase in smoking cessation behavior Specifically, there was a significant reduction in the average number of cigarettes smoked per day, from an average of 12.50 cigarettes per day before the intervention to 4.56 cigarettes per day after the intervention (p <0.001). Additionally, there was a statistically non-significant increase in motivation to quit smoking In conclusion, the research reflects that this motivation enhancement intervention helps husbands of pregnant women reduce smoking, with one in five successfully quitting smoking. Therefore, these interventions should be utilized as strategies to change smoking cessation behaviors of husbands of pregnant women in antenatal care clinics or smoking cessation clinics in healthcare settings, with continuous behavior monitoring and evaluation for at least 6 months.