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Phyllis Sharps, PhD, FAAN¹, Cheryl Harris, BA², and Jessica M. Gill, RN, MSN¹. (1) Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing, 525 N. Wolfe Street, Room 464, Baltimore, MD 21205, 410-614-5312, psharps@son.jhmi.edu, (2) House Of Ruth Maryland, 2201 Argonne Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218

Women who experience intimate partner violence are twice as likely to currently smoke cigarettes and this negative health behavior has been demonstrated to directly negatively impact their health. This presentation will describe results from a study of one hundred women recruited for the House of Ruth domestic violence shelter in Baltimore, MD. The research project under-taken was the first to examine the smoking habits, reasons for smoking, motivation to quit smoking, reasons for past relapses and what is most helpful in quitting smoking. In addition women were offered a six week smoking cessation program and the results of this will be discussed. Recommendations for future smoking cessation programs for women survivors of intimate partner violence will be discussed. Future directions of research to address this problem, specifically health disparities associated with smoking will also be presented.

Learning Objectives: At the end of this presentation participants will be able to

• Describe the health disparity for women who experience intimate partner violence in relation to smoking.
• Describe the consequences of this problem in relation to the women and their children’s health.
• Discuss the barriers to implementation of smoking cessation programs in domestic violence shelters
• Recommend implementation strategies specific for women survivors of intimate partner violence.
• Recommend future directions for research initiatives for smoking cessation among this vulnerable population.

Keywords: Domestic Violence, Health Risks

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.

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