Factors associated with smoking cessation in Brazil

Tobacco has been identified as the drug with the highest addiction rate and the leading cause of avoidable deaths. The current study thus aimed to identify the determinants of smoking cessation in a Brazilian population sample based on data from the National Household Sample Survey for 2008. The stu...

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Published in:Cadernos de saúde pública 2013-08, Vol.29 (8), p.1555-1564
Main Authors: Tejada, Cesar Augusto Oviedo, Ewerling, Fernanda, Santos, Anderson Moreira Aristides dos, Bertoldi, Andréa Dâmaso, Menezes, Ana Maria
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Brazil - epidemiology
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Smoking Cessation - statistics & numerical data
Socioeconomic Factors
Young Adult
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Summary:Tobacco has been identified as the drug with the highest addiction rate and the leading cause of avoidable deaths. The current study thus aimed to identify the determinants of smoking cessation in a Brazilian population sample based on data from the National Household Sample Survey for 2008. The study analyzed socioeconomic, residential, and health-related data as well as individual habits. Data analysis used Poisson regression. The following factors were associated with smoking cessation: age 45 years or older, higher income, medical consultation in the previous 12 months, private health plan, physical exercise, believing that smoking is bad for one's health and that cigarette smoke is harmful to passive smokers, and Internet access in the household. Subjects with heart conditions, diabetes, and cancer were also more prone to quit smoking.
ISSN:0102-311X
1678-4464
DOI:10.1590/S0102-311X2013001200008