Table 3 Factors encouraging smoking cessation
From: Factors motivating smoking cessation: a cross-sectional study in a lower-middle-income country
Variable | N = 330 n (%) |
|---|---|
Major Reasons for Quitting Smoking | |
To Improve/Protect Own Health | 246 (74.5) |
Family’s Promptings | 142 (43.0) |
To Improve/Protect Health of Family Member(s) | 49 (14.8) |
To Save Money | 48 (14.5) |
Doctors’ Promptings | 43 (13.0) |
Friends’ Promptings | 29 (8.8) |
Source of Awareness Regarding Need to Quit Smoking | |
Family/Friends/Colleagues | 124 (37.6) |
Doctors | 82 (24.8) |
Social Media/Online Platforms | 68 (20.6) |
News/Magazine Articles | 43 (13.0) |
Television Advertisements/Shows | 34 (10.3) |
Social Cues/Pressures to Quit Smoking | |
Peer-Pressure to Quit Smoking | 103 (31.2) |
Social Avoidance by Non-Smoker(s) | 75 (22.7) |
Non-Smokers Asserting Rights to Smokeless Public Spaces | 30 (9.1) |
“No-Smoking” Signs | 29 (8.8) |
Separate “Smokers” Areas in Public Spaces | 16 (4.8) |
Suffered/Suffering from a Smoking-related Health Problem | 128 (38.8) |
Smoking and Self-Image | |
“To be content with myself, I needed to give up smoking” | 110 (33.3) |
“I would feel upset with myself whenever I felt the urge to smoke” | 102 (30.9) |
“My dependency made me feel disappointed in myself” | 98 (29.7) |
“Smoking contradicted my view of myself as caring and responsible” | 75 (22.7) |