Factors Associated with the 30-Day and 1-Year Smoking Abstinence of Women in Korea: The Effect of Nicotine Dependency, Self-Efficacy, and Mental Illness

Bo-Yoon Jeong, Min-Kyung Lim, Sang-Hwa Shin, Yu-Ri Han, Jin-Kyoung Oh and Hun-Jae Lee
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Bo-Yoon Jeong: National Cancer Center, Division of Cancer Prevention, National Cancer Control Institute, Goyang 10408, Korea
Min-Kyung Lim: Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Korea
Sang-Hwa Shin: National Cancer Center, Division of Cancer Prevention, National Cancer Control Institute, Goyang 10408, Korea
Yu-Ri Han: Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Korea
Jin-Kyoung Oh: National Cancer Center, Division of Cancer Prevention, National Cancer Control Institute, Goyang 10408, Korea
Hun-Jae Lee: Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Korea

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 21, 1-10

Abstract: Despite the success of tobacco control efforts in reducing smoking rates during the past 50 years, data on the factors contributing to quitting success are still lacking. Smoking-related mortality among women has also not declined. Therefore, this study aimed to characterize sociodemographic features, smoking-related behaviors, mental illness, and smoking cessation in woman smokers in Korea who were registered in the Quitline program. Furthermore, factors associated with 30-day and 1-year successful smoking cessation after enrollment in the Quitline program were investigated. A total of 3360 adult woman Quitline users from 2007 to 2018 were included in the final analysis, with information on their age, education level, marital status, body mass index, frequency of alcohol consumption per month, nicotine dependency, self-efficacy for smoking cessation, presence of a smoking cessation supporter, and mental health history collected upon registration with the Quitline program in Korea. Their cessation outcome was investigated with a 1-year follow-up until the end of 2019. A multiple logistic regression analysis was conducted to identify factors associated with smoking cessation at the 30-day and 1-year follow-ups. The results of the multiple logistic regression analysis indicated that lower nicotine dependency, higher self-efficacy, and the presence of a smoking cessation supporter improved the odds of smoking cessation at the 30-day and 1-year follow-ups. In contrast, users with a mental health condition were less likely to achieve smoking cessation. Incorporating methods to increase self-efficacy in women who decide to quit smoking will contribute to facilitating more attempts to quit and achieving greater success in smoking cessation among woman smokers.

Keywords: woman smokers; sociodemographic features; health behaviors; smoking-related behaviors; smoking cessation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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