Abstract
Rural population in the U.S. have higher smoking prevalence rates and consume a higher number of cigarettes per day. Socioeconomically disadvantaged smokers, such as those who reside in rural areas, are less likely to use and have access to evidence-based tobacco cessation treatments than the general population of smokers. Randomized controlled studies are needed to examine the effectiveness of evidence-based smoking cessation interventions among rural residents. Of particular interest are interventions that overcome barriers to smoking cessation treatment such as poor access to primary care, travel, time, lack of health insurance, an inability to pay out-of-pocket expenses for pharmacotherapy, and communal norms that influence smoking cessation.
Highlights
Rural population in the U.S have higher smoking prevalence rates and consume a higher number of cigarettes per day
Ramsey et al [3] noted that a significant proportion of health disparities in rural populations could be eliminated with low-barrier, easy access treatment delivery methods for smoking cessation
Tobacco cessation interventions for rural residents have been minimally tested in randomized controlled trials [7]. Disadvantaged smokers, such as those who reside in rural areas, are less likely to use and have access to evidence-based tobacco cessation treatments than the general population of smokers [2, 8]
Summary
Rural population in the U.S have higher smoking prevalence rates and consume a higher number of cigarettes per day. Keywords randomized controlled trials; rural; smoking cessation In the last 10 years, the proportion of smokers in rural populations has remained stable or even increased, emphasizing the need for further efforts to assess smoking cessation treatment access in rural communities [3, 6].
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