Abstract
In order to help smokers quit easier, China started to provide a quilting service in 2004. There are two models for the Chinese quitline service - the National Quitline Model, which provides only cessation service to smokers, and the 12320 Hotline Model, which integrates cessation counseling into the public health hotline service and is currently being adopted in public health hotlines in 28 provinces. A protocol of 4 counseling calls is used by 12320 Hotline. The three-month abstinence rate for clients is about 20%. The fact that most smokers who attempt to quit don't seek cessation help or quitline service is a major constraint for quitline services in China. Effective advocating campaigns should be implemented to propagate the quitline. Diverse protocols targeting different subpopulations also need to be developed to provide a better service to the public.
Highlights
China is the largest producer and consumer of tobacco products in the world
There are more than 300 million current smokers in China
Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) was ratified by Chinese government and came into force in 2006
Summary
China is the largest producer and consumer of tobacco products in the world. There are more than 300 million current smokers in China. More than 1 million people died from tobacco related diseases every year. There are more than 100 million smokers attempting quit every year. Most of them didn’t get any cessation aid. FCTC was ratified by Chinese government and came into force in 2006. Offering cessation help is one of the essential tobacco control strategies required by WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). Establishing quitlines, opening cessation clinics, providing brief intervention and medication are recommended by Guideline for FCTC Article 14
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