Table 1

Smoking cessation strategy implementation barriers as perceived by program overseers (%) (n = 88)

	Very problematic	Somewhat problematic	Not problematic	Don't know	Missing
Lack of models appropriate to their setting	15	24	53	3	5
Providers reluctant to counsel their patients	13	43	39	1	4
Competing priorities in the prenatal clinic	28	41	15	5	11
Difficulties training providers	22	31	26	2	19
Lack of patient interest	33	35	25	1	6
Pregnant women reluctant to admit to smoking	18	41	30	7	5
No system to identify and track smokers	28	22	44	0	6
Lack of a good evaluation mechanism	24	34	35	1	6
Lack of organisational support	13	27	53	2	5
Lack of interest from plan purchasers	6	26	56	7	6