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ArticleTobacco induced diseases2019

To text or not to text? Acceptability of WeChat and text messaging intervention to promote tobacco control assistance among parents who smoke in rural China.

Xiaoxiao Chen, Duan Zhao, Tong Wen, Xia Xiao, Zixian Pan, Jingyi He, Pinpin Zheng, Wei Hao, Haijiang Lin, Abu S Abdullah

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Article in Tobacco induced diseases, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Urban and Rural Disparities in a WeChat-Based Smoking Cessation Intervention among Chinese Smokers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Xiaoxiao ChenTaizhou City Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Taizhou, China.
Duan ZhaoGlobal Health Research Center, Duke Kunshan University, Kunshan, China.
Tong WenGlobal Health Research Center, Duke Kunshan University, Kunshan, China.
Xia XiaoSchool of Public Health, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China.
Zixian PanGlobal Health Research Center, Duke Kunshan University, Kunshan, China.
Jingyi HeDepartment of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Pinpin ZhengDepartment of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Wei HaoTaizhou City Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Taizhou, China.
Haijiang LinTaizhou City Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Taizhou, China.
Abu S AbdullahGlobal Health Research Center, Duke Kunshan University, Kunshan, China.
Duke Kunshan University · CNFudan University · CNBoston University · USKunming Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAlthough the use of mobile health (mHealth) to promote tobacco control and smoking cessation interventions has been available in developed countries, their use in low- and middle-income countries (i.e. in China) is lacking. This study examined the acceptance of text messaging and/or WeChat based tobacco control intervention among parents who smoke, in rural China.

methodsUsing a structured questionnaire, we surveyed smoker households (n=668) of children aged ≤5 years in two rural regions of southern China. Descriptive analyses were used to characterize respondents; multivariate regression analysis was used to test the associations between participants' sociodemographic and other characteristics, and their acceptability of text messaging and/or WeChat intervention for tobacco control.

resultsAfter adjusting for other variables (i.e. region, ethnicity, age, education level, occupation, attitudes towards smoking, perception of cigarettes addictiveness, and quitting smoking), the overall knowledge about smoking and secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure significantly predicted a higher acceptance to text messaging/WeChat intervention (OR=0.567; 95% CI: 0.457-0.704). Participants who thought smoking made people feel relaxed were less likely to accept text messaging/WeChat intervention than those who did not think so (OR=1.403; 95% CI: 1.080-1.822).

conclusionsOur findings suggest that households in rural China that were more knowledgeable about the hazards of smoking and SHS exposure, and had negative feelings about the benefits of smoking, were more likely to accept text messaging/WeChat for tobacco control intervention. Understanding rural smokers' preferences to receive intervention and related characteristics can help with the design of targeted tobacco control intervention programs in rural China.

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mobile healthrural Chinatext messagingtobacco controlWeChat

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