Analysis on factors associated with intention to quit smoking in pre-pregnancy male smokers in four cities of Zhejiang
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-0815.2016.04.010
- VernacularTitle:浙江省4城市备孕男性吸烟者的戒烟意愿及影响因素分析
- Author:
Yue XU
;
Shuiyang XU
;
Qingqing WU
;
Gang HAO
;
Qiaohong LYU
;
Jinhang XU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Smoking;
Smoking cessation;
Pre-pregnancy smoker
- From:
Chinese Journal of Health Management
2016;10(4):297-301
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore the determinants of willingness to quit smoking among pre-pregnancy male smokers, and to provide evidence for smoking cessation strategies. Methods An intercept survey was carried out in four cities in Zhejiang, and there were 552 pre-pregnancy male smokers from 1401 newly wedded couples under investigation. Result The pre-pregnancy male smoking rate was 39.82%, and only 6.88%of pre-pregnancy male smokers were categorized as highly nicotine-dependent. The rate of recent willingness to quit smoking was 50.54%, and reasons for quitting were as follows:a planned pregnancy (62.50%), an example for children (47.70%), and objections from family members (45.22%). The tobacco knowledge among pre-pregnancy male smokers is relatively poor, only 49.64% of smokers were aware 8 points in 11 questions; 88.75% of smoker's wives supported their husband to quit smoking. The associated factors of smoking cessation include: tobacco knowledge (OR=0.38), health self-assessment well (OR=1.90), wife's willing for husband to quit smoking (OR=2.87). Conclusion Compared to ordinary people, the proportion of intention to quit smoking was higher in pre-pregnancy male smokers. To strengthen health education and make wife initiating in husband's quitting programs would be more effective.
