Factors associated with smoking cessation in Brazil

Bibliographic Data

ID5223760
AuthorsCesar Augusto Oviedo Tejada (0000-0002-8120-5563, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Fernanda Ewerling (0000-0003-3668-7134, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Anderson Moreira Aristides Dos Santos (0000-0003-4234-8665, Universidade Federal de Alagoas), Andréa Dâmaso Bertoldi (0000-0002-4680-3197, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Ana Maria Baptista Menezes (0000-0002-4129-0898, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Ana Maria Menezes
Year2013
Volume29
Issue8
Pages1555-1564
Publication date2013-08-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCadernos de Saude Publica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0102-311X • E-ISSN: 1678-4464
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/0102-311x00120412
PMID24005921
OpenAlexW2142460372, W4248109099
SciELOS0102-311X2013000800008, S0102-311X2013001200008
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited6

Tobacco has been identified as the drug with the highest addiction rate and the leading cause of avoidable deaths. The current study thus aimed to identify the determinants of smoking cessation in a Brazilian population sample based on data from the National Household Sample Survey for 2008. The study analyzed socioeconomic, residential, and health-related data as well as individual habits. Data analysis used Poisson regression. The following factors were associated with smoking cessation: age 45 years or older, higher income, medical consultation in the previous 12 months, private health plan, physical exercise, believing that smoking is bad for one's health and that cigarette smoke is harmful to passive smokers, and Internet access in the household. Subjects with heart conditions, diabetes, and cancer were also more prone to quit smoking

Addiction · Environmental health · Logistic regression · Poisson regression · Population · Psychiatry · Smoking cessation · Socioeconomic status · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Demography · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Smoking Behavior and Cessation · Gerontology

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