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- Title
An evaluation study of a gender-specific smoking cessation program to help Hong Kong Chinese women quit smoking.
- Authors
Ho Cheung William Li; Sophia Siu Chee Chan; Zoe Siu Fung Wan; Man Ping Wang; Tai Hing Lam; Li, Ho Cheung William; Chan, Sophia Siu Chee; Wan, Zoe Siu Fung; Wang, Man Ping; Lam, Tai Hing
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>There is a lack of population-based smoking cessation interventions targeting woman smokers in Hong Kong, and in Asia generally. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a gender-specific smoking cessation program for female smokers in Hong Kong.<bold>Methods: </bold>To evaluate the effectiveness of the service, a total of 457 eligible smokers were recruited. After the baseline questionnaire had been completed, a cessation counseling intervention was given by a trained counselor according to the stage of readiness to quit. Self-reported seven-day point prevalence of abstinence and reduction of cigarette consumption (≥50 %) and self-efficacy in rejecting tobacco were documented at one week and at two, three and six months.<bold>Results: </bold>The 7-day point prevalence quit rate was 28.4 % (130/457), and 21.9 % (100/457) had reduced their cigarette consumption by at least 50 % at the six-month follow-up. The average daily cigarette consumption was reduced from 8.3 at baseline to 6.3 at six months. Moreover, both internal and external stimuli of anti-smoking self-efficacy increased from baseline to six months.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>The study provides some evidence for the effectiveness of the gender-specific smoking cessation program for female smokers. Furthermore, helping smokers to improve their self-efficacy in resisting both internal and external stimuli of tobacco use can be a way of enhancing the effectiveness of a smoking cessation intervention.
- Subjects
HONG Kong (China); SMOKING cessation; CIGARETTE smokers; CHINESE women; QUESTIONNAIRES; COUNSELORS; SELF-efficacy; FOLLOW-up studies (Medicine)
- Publication
BMC Public Health, 2015, Vol 15, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1471-2458
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1186/s12889-015-2326-9