Status quo of smoking behavior of young male smokers with stroke

VernacularTitle:男性青年脑卒中患者的吸烟现状分析
Author: Jie LI ; Yi JIN ; Yue ZHAO
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Stroke; Young adults; Male; Smoking
From: Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2014;30(10):45-46
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To explore the smoking behavior and its influencing factors of young male smokers with stroke,and set basis for further smoking cessation intervention.Methods 209 male smokers(≤45 years old) with stroke were randomly chosen,the information of demographic factors and smoking behaviors from medical files was got.Results Older people were more likely to be heavy smokers,the biggest percent (45.2％) of heavy smokers came from more than 40 years old people.Smoking consumption per day was affected by age,education and occupation,significant differences were found.Conclusions More than 40 years old patients in young male smokers with stroke should be focused in the intervention of smoking cessation.