ArticleBMC public health2011
The use of cessation assistance among smokers from China: Findings from the ITC China Survey.
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- Text to Quit China: An mHealth Smoking Cessation Trial.American journal of health promotion : AJHP · 2017Trial
- A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Parallel, Placebo-controlled Clinical Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of a Nicotine Mint Lozenge (2 and 4 mg) in Smoking Cessation.Journal of addiction medicineTrial
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- Use of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) in China: Evidence from Citywide Representative Surveys from Five Chinese Cities in 2018.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Reasons why Chinese smokers prefer not to use electronic cigarettes.Tobacco induced diseases · 2020Article
- Prevalence of Tobacco Smoking and Determinants of Success in Quitting Smoking among Patients with Chronic Diseases: A Cross-Sectional Study in Rural Western China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Article
- Factors influencing quit attempts among male daily smokers in China.Preventive medicine · 2015Article
- Association between duration of use of pharmacotherapy and smoking cessation: findings from a national survey.BMJ open · 2015Article
- Smoking, smoking cessation and tobacco control in rural China: a qualitative study in Shandong Province.BMC public health · 2014Article
- Real-world effectiveness of e-cigarettes when used to aid smoking cessation: a cross-sectional population study.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2014Article
- Cigarette smoking and quit attempts among injection drug users in Tijuana, Mexico.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2013Article
- Urban Chinese smokers from lower socioeconomic backgrounds face more barriers to quitting: results from the international tobacco control-China survey.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2013Article
- Tobacco smoking, quitting, and relapsing among adult males in Mainland China: the China Seven Cities Study.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2013Article
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Abstract
backgroundStop smoking medications significantly increase the likelihood of smoking cessation. However, there are no population-based studies of stop-smoking medication use in China, the largest tobacco market in the world. This study examined stop-smoking medication use and its association with quitting behavior among a population-based sample of Chinese smokers.
methodsFace-to-face interviews were conducted with 4,627 smokers from six cities in the ITC China cohort survey. Longitudinal analyses were conducted using Wave 1 (April to August, 2006) and Wave 2 (November 2007 to January 2008).
resultsApproximately 26% of smokers had attempted to quit between Waves 1 and 2, and 6% were abstinent at 18-month follow-up. Only 5.8% of those attempting to quit reported NRT use and NRT was associated with lower odds of abstinence at Wave 2 (OR = 0.11; 95%CI = 0.03-0.46). Visiting a doctor/health professional was associated with greater attempts to quit smoking (OR = 1.60 and 2.78; 95%CI = 1.22-2.10 and 2.21-3.49 respectively) and being abstinent (OR = 1.77 and 1.85; 95%CI = 1.18-2.66 and 1.13-3.04 respectively) at 18-month follow-up relative to the smokers who did not visit doctor/health professional.
conclusionsThe use of formal help for smoking cessation is low in China. There is an urgent need to explore the use and effectiveness of stop-smoking medications in China and in other non-Western markets.
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