ArticlePreventive medicine reports2019
Identifying factors associated with quit intentions among smokers from two nationally representative samples in Africa: Findings from the ITC Kenya and Zambia Surveys.
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- Investigation of smoking cessation intention and the associated factors in patients diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A cross-sectional study.Tobacco induced diseases · 2026Article
- Intention to quit smoking and associated factors among outpatients at a tertiary hospital in semi-urban Nepal: a cross-sectional study.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Understanding HIV care providers' support for tobacco cessation among people living with HIV in Western Kenya: a formative qualitative study.BMJ public health · 2024Article
- Factors and reasons for planning to quit smoking among a nationally representative sample of adults who smoke: Findings from the 2021 ITC EUREST-PLUS Spain Survey.Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2024Article
- Individual-, social- and policy- factors associated with smoking cessation among adult male cigarette smokers in Hanoi, Vietnam: a longitudinal study.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Examining the Effectiveness of the 2012 Canadian Graphic Warning Label Policy Change by Sex, Income, and Education.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2023Article
- Psychiatric symptoms and intentions to quit smoking: How regularity and volume of cigarette consumption moderate the relationship.Tobacco induced diseases · 2023Article
- Factors Associated with Quit Intentions among Adult Smokers in South Korea: Findings from the 2020 ITC Korea Survey.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Who Are More Likely to Have Quit Intentions among Malaysian Adult Smokers? Findings from the 2020 ITC Malaysia Survey.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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- Demographic characteristics associated with awareness of cigarette health warnings and thinking about quitting among current adult cigarette smokers in Zambia, 2017.Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2022Article
- Health Knowledge about Smoking, Role of Doctors, and Self-Perceived Health: A Cross-Sectional Study on Smokers' Intentions to Quit.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Factors Associated with Intention and Attempt to Quit: A Study among Current Smokers in a Rural Community of West Bengal.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social MedicineArticle
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Abstract
It is well established that intentions to quit smoking is the strongest predictor of future quit attempts. However, most studies on quit intentions have been conducted in high-income countries with very few in low- and middle-income countries particularly in Africa. This is the first population-based study to compare factors associated with quit intentions among smokers in two African countries. Data were from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Kenya and Zambia Surveys (2012), face-to-face surveys of nationally representative samples of 2291 adult smokers (Kenya = 1103; Zambia = 1188). Multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted to identify predictors of quit intentions. Most Kenyan (65.1%) and Zambian (69.1%) smokers had quit intentions of which 54.8% planned to quit within the next 6 months. Five factors were significantly associated with quit intentions in both countries: being younger, having tried to quit previously, perceiving that quitting is beneficial to health, worrying about future health consequences of smoking, and being low in nicotine dependence. The predictive strength of these factors did not differ in the two countries. Four additional factors were significant predictors in Zambia only: having a quit attempt lasting six months or more, lower smoking enjoyment, having a negative opinion about smoking, and concern about cigarette expenses. The factors predicting quit intentions were similar to those in other ITC countries including Canada, US, UK, China and Mauritius. These findings highlight the need for stronger tobacco control policies in Kenya and Zambia including increased taxation, greater access to cessation services, and anti-smoking campaigns denormalizing tobacco use.
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