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 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.

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Auteurs principaux: Tejada,Cesar Augusto Oviedo, Ewerling,Fernanda, Santos,Anderson Moreira Aristides dos, Bertoldi,Andréa Dâmaso, Menezes,Ana Maria
Format: Digital revista
Langue:English
Publié: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2013
Accès en ligne:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2013000800008
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