Analysis Of Preferences And Influencing Factors Of Smoking Cessation Methods Among People With Different Smoking Status In Guangzhou

Objectives:We aimed to research the current situation of smoking and smoking cessation behavior of current smokers and ex-smoker and analyze their characteristics.Then through discussing the preference and influencing factors of smoking cessation methods among people with different smoking status,we propose feasible smoking control strategies for this.Methods:In this research,the cross-sectional research method was adopted,residents of Guangzhou City are the respondents of the questionnaire,and an anonymous survey was carried out by using a self-made questionnaire.The design of the questionnaire survey combines previous research results and the research purpose of this article,and after consulting expert opinions to determine that the survey content includes three aspects: demographic characteristics,smoking behavior,and smoking cessation experience.After the preliminary survey,the reliability and validity of the questionnaire were tested.After the questionnaire was revised and perfected,a five-month survey(from June 2020 to November 2020)was carried out.Then we collected questionnaires and made statistics.In that period,we also checked the correctness of the answers of the questionnaires and eliminated unqualified questionnaires.Based on the data of the “A survey of smoking cessation preferences among people with different smoking status in Guangzhou”,Counting data were counted by constituent ratio and rate.We used single factor analysis to screen out the factors that might affect the preference to smoking cessation based on willpower alone with different smoking status people.The influencing factors of significance are incorporated into the multi-factor Logistic regression model.It is further concluded that the different degrees of each factor’s preference for smoking cessation methods by willpower alone to provide a basis for increasing the smoking cessation rate.Results1.A total of 1401 respondents’ qualified questionnaires were collected in this study,among which:(1)1034 never smokers(73.80%),of which 893(86.36%)had smokers in their family,relatives,friends or colleagues;"Yes" to whether smokers among family,relatives,friends or colleagues want to quit smoking Among the 765 never-smokers,the way that smokers from family,relatives,friends or colleagues hope to quit smoking: 112(14.64%)dry quit,142(18.56%)smoking cessation clinics,it doesn’t matter,380 people can quit smoking anyway(49.67%);The reason why smokers are expected to adopt this method of quitting smoking: It is easy to implement 119(15.56%);(2)There are 238 smokers(16.99%)and 114(47.90%)who have quit smoking experience.Among them,93(81.58%)smoking cessation methods have been used:dry quitting 93(81.58%)and 3 smoking cessation clinic visits(2.63%);again;Smoking cessation methods that quit smoking were more willing to accept: dry quitting 76(66.67%),14 cessation clinic visits(12.28%);(3)129 people who have quit smoking(9.21%)have used smoking cessation methods: 95 people(73.64%)dry quitting,and 2 people(1.55%)in the smoking cessation clinic.2.The influencing factors for the preference of non-smokers to choose dry quit smoking are "low cost,easy implementation,and slight potential side effects";the influencing factors of current smokers and ex-smokers prefer to choose dry quitting smoking cessation are "the use of dry quit smoking,implementation It’s easy and I don’t know there are other ways to quit smoking." Conclusions1.It has a high smoking rate in Guangzhou.Although the smoking cessation of willingness to smokers is not weak,the success rate of smoking cessation is still low.Both current smokers and ex-smokers used willpower alone as the main way to quit smoking.The awareness rate and attendance rate of smoking cessation clinic are low.2."Economy","convenience" and "safety" are the factors that influence the preference of non-smokers to quit smoking;"have used dry quitting","convenience" and "don’t know there are other smoking cessation options" "Method" is the influencing factor of current smokers and ex-smokers preferring to quit smoking;in view of the above influencing factors,when we provide smoking cessation services,we should: 1)reduce the cost of smoking cessation and include smoking cessation drugs or smoking cessation services into the scope of medical insurance;2)Let the smoking cessation clinics "settled in" the community service center to achieve "stop smoking nearby";3)Regular follow-ups and personalized application of smoking cessation drugs to reduce withdrawal reactions;4)Major publicity methods should be used to increase the number of cessation and smoking cessation clinics,etc.To promote the popularization of smoking cessation methods,increase the promotion of smoking cessation clinics with a higher success rate,and increase the awareness and treatment rate of smoking cessation clinics.