Table 3 Quit behaviour and attitudes among smokers and HCW* tobacco screening
Variable | N | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | ||
Median (IQR) | ||
Current smokers (N = 420) | ||
Quit attempt in the past 12 months (all current smokers) | 407 | 211 (51.8) |
Duration of quit attempt in days (smokers who attempted to quit) | 197 | 21 (7–60) |
Smoking cessation aids and services used (smokers who attempted to quit) ** | ||
Counselling | 210 | 35 (16.7) |
Nicotine replacement therapy | 210 | 12 (5.7) |
Other prescription medication | 210 | 1 (0.5) |
Traditional medicines | 210 | 3 (1.4) |
Quit line | 210 | 1 (0.5) |
Switching to smokeless tobacco | 210 | 1 (0.5) |
Other | 209 | 2 (1.0 ) |
Main reason for trying to quit in the past (smokers who attempted to quit) & | 208 | |
Too expensive | 28 (13.5) | |
Health reasons | 147 (70.7) | |
Other (addictive, bad example, smell, not fair to others) | 33 (15.9) | |
Stage of change (all current smokers) | 386 | |
Not intending to quit smoking | 12 (3.1) | |
Considering quitting smoking in the next 6 months | 149 (38.6) | |
Seriously thinking about quitting in the next 30 days | 225 (58.3) | |
Motivation score (one item 1–10) (all current smokers) | 410 | 9 (7–10) |
Confidence score (one item 1–10) (all current smokers) | 409 | 9 (6–10) |
Perceived self-efficacy score (9 items, 9–45) (all current smokers) $ | 398 | 25 (17–36) |
HCW assessed smoking status at last health visit | 409 | 275 (67.2) |
Advice received from HCW at last visit (all patients for whom smoking status was assessed) | 275 | |
No advice | 40 (14.6) | |
Advised to stop smoking completely | 197 (71.6) | |
Advised to cut down on smoking | 38 (13.8) | |
Past smokers (N = 35) | ||
Age at starting tobacco smoking (past smokers) | 22 | 19.4 (SD 3.8) |
Duration of smoking in years (past smokers) | 24 | 17.6 (SD 10.7) |
Quit duration in months (past smokers) | 32 | 5 (2–11.5) |
Smoking cessation aids and services used (past smokers) ** | ||
Counselling | 32 | 3 (0.4) |
Nicotine replacement therapy, other prescription medication, traditional medicine, quit line, SLT | 32 | 0 (0.0) |