ArticleAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP2023
Determinants of Quit Attempts and Short-Term Abstinence among Smokers in India: Global Adult Tobacco Survey, 2016-17.
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- Smoking cessation among middle-aged and older adults in India.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Factors influencing tobacco quitting: findings from National Tobacco-Quitline Services, Mumbai, India.Ecancermedicalscience · 2024Article
- Factors Influencing Tobacco Cessation in India: Findings from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey-2.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe objective was to study the determinants of quit attempts and abstinence among smokers in India using nationally representative data from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS-2).
methodsData from GATS-India, (2016-17) was analysed. Key outcome variables included quitting attempts in the previous 12 months among smokers and duration of abstinence among those who attempted quitting. The receipt of messages through mass media, warning labels and quit advice by doctors or healthcare providers were key exposure variables for both outcomes. The use of cessation methods was an exposure variable for abstinence. Logistic regression analyses were employed to identify determinants of quit attempt and survival analysis for the duration of abstinence.
resultThe adjusted analyses showed that those who received quit advice from doctors or healthcare providers had higher odds (2.11; CI 1.88-2.37) of quit attempts. Exposure to anti-smoking messages through media and warning labels was associated with higher quit attempt odds of 1.53 (1.33-1.77) and 1.63 (1.38-1.92), respectively, when the anti-smoking messages made the smokers think about quitting. The use of counselling as a cessation method had a lower risk (Hazard Ratio 0.80; 0.69-0.93) of relapse compared to the non-use of cessation aids. The use of counselling and modern pharmacotherapy also had a lower risk of relapse (Hazard Ratio 0.77; 0.59-0.99). However, only 6.0% had used counselling, and another 2.0% had used a combination of modern pharmacotherapy and counselling as cessation aids. Addiction to tobacco and higher consumption of smoked sticks were negatively associated with both outcomes.
conclusionQuit advice by healthcare providers is associated with a higher likelihood of quit attempts. Counselling can help increase the period of abstinence in pragmatic settings, and there is a need to improve the access of smokers to counselling services.
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