Neighbourhood Deprivation and Outcomes of Stop Smoking Support – An Observational Study

Leonie S Brose and Andy McEwen

PLOS ONE, 2016, vol. 11, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: Background: Rates of smoking and smoking cessation vary with socio-economic status. The objectives were to assess the association between neighbourhood deprivation, completion of treatment to support quit attempts and success of quit attempts—while taking into account other predictors of outcome. Methods: 555,744 quit attempts supported by English Stop Smoking Services in 2009–2012 were linked to the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) 2010 ranks for the clients’ neighbourhood and split into deciles relative to the national IMD. Logistic regressions tested the association between neighbourhood deprivation and completion (4-week follow-up) of treatment and biochemically validated success (expired-air carbon monoxide

Date: 2016
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