Characteristics and correlates of quitting among black and white low-income pregnant smokers.

Objectives: To examine race-specific differences in correlates of cessation in low income pregnant women.

Methods: Two hundred forty-eight low-income black and white pregnant women who smoked regularly prior to pregnancy were interviewed to assess several potential correlates of quitting.

Results: Race differences emerged in characteristics commonly thought to influence quitting including income, education level, marital status, nicotine dependence, and smoking history.

Testicular cancer awareness and self-examination among adolescent males in a community-based youth organization.

Background: Testicular cancer (TC) is the most common neoplasm affecting males between 15 and 35, and testicular self-examination (TSE) has been recommended for early detection. Studies have found that young adult men have poor awareness of TC and low rates of performing TSE, but little research has examined adolescents.

Methods: In a comprehensive survey of health behaviors among adolescent boys (n = 213, mean age 15.