Abstract
Objectives:Tobacco use is an important public health problem that affects adversely the quality of life. A person’s attitude toward quitting tobacco use can be reflected by the desire or intention to quit smoking. The aim of this study was to determine risk factors affecting women’s intention to quit tobacco in Turkey. Methods:In this study, the data obtained from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) were used. The GATS is a standard method used in countries to monitor and evaluate the frequency of tobacco use in adults and tobacco control practices. The data used in the study was obtained from the GATS carried out in Turkey in 2008 and 2012. The data related to 1248 women smoking tobacco were used in the analysis. The relationship between women’s intention to quit tobacco use and socio-demographic and economic variables was examined. Results:Men were excluded from the analysis because the focus of the study was women. It was determined that 732 of 1248 women using tobacco intend to quit smoking tobacco. 40.4% of women smoking tobacco are primary school graduates. Women, who were aware of anti-smoking messages and exposed to stimulants that promote smoking, were 36.4% and 27% more likely to intend to stop tobacco use after the next month, respectively. It was observed that women living in a house, where smoking is allowed, are less likely to quit smoking than others (ME = -0.522). This shows the importance of domestic restrictions. Conclusion:Intending to quit is an important preliminary step to quit. Understanding the factors associated with the intention to quit smoking can help tobacco users to stop using it and shape effective policies to increase the quit rates.
Highlights
Nowadays public health is considered to be one of the most important indicators of life quality
“What is your opinion on quitting tobacco use?”, so they were excluded from the study and the data of 1,248 women were included in the model
The results of the analysis showed that the variables of women’s first tobacco use after awakening up, survey year, attempt to quit tobacco use, frequency of using tobacco at home, awareness of anti-smoking messages, awareness of health warnings on cigarette packages and exposure to stimulants promoting smoking has an effect on the intention to quit tobacco use
Summary
Nowadays public health is considered to be one of the most important indicators of life quality. Public health is one of the fundamental issues t++o be emphasized in all countries (Pascual Sáez et al, 2015). According to the World Health Organization report, the tobacco users account for 1.4 billion people across the world. Nowadays women constitute approximately 20% of more than 1 billion tobacco users in the World (WHO, 2019). Recent studies have indicated that sex differences in tobacco use disappeared, and tobacco companies targeted women aggressively in developing countries (Ganatra et al, 2007). Tobacco consumption in women has increased paradoxically in the last century (WHO, 2010a). Physiological, psychological and social factors, including the addictive effect of nicotine, have a role in the women’s continuation of smoking. Various studies have shown that women quit smoking more difficult than men, and when quitting smoking, they are more vulnerable to nerve, stress, depression, loss of weight control and negative withdrawal effects (Poole and Dell, 2005; WHO, 2010a)
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