Factors Associated with Successful Smoking Cessation in Korean Adult Males: Findings from a National Survey.

Content Provider	Europe PMC
Author	KIM, Youngmee CHO, Won-Kyung
Copyright Year	2014
Abstract	AbstractBackgroundSmoking cessation rates have remained stagnant globally. This study was conducted to explore the factors associated with successful smoking cessation among South Korean adult males using nationally representative data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) from 2007 to 2012. A comparison was made between successful quitters and those who failed to quit after attempts to stop smoking.MethodsA total of 7,839 males, aged 19–65 years, were included in this cross-sectional study. The outcome measures were the success and failure rates in smoking cessation, sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, health behaviors, perceived health status, quality of life, and mental health. Multiple logistic regression analyses were used to examine the various factors associated with smoking cessation success.ResultsThe cessation success and failure rates were 45.5% and 54.5%, respectively. Smoking cessation was related to older age, marriage, higher income, smoking larger amounts of cigarettes, use of willpower, alcohol abstinence, cancer history, better mental health, and higher levels of quality of life, after controlling for multiple variables. Second-hand smoke exposure at home and using nicotine replacement therapy were associated with a lower likelihood of smoking cessation.ConclusionA smoke-free environment, use of willpower, alcohol abstinence, and better stress management are important for smoking cessation. Unlike previous studies, not using nicotine replacement therapy and higher levels of daily cigarette consumption were associated with successful smoking cessation, suggesting that motivation appears to be important to smoking cessation in Korean adult male population.
ISSN	22516085
Volume Number	43
PubMed Central reference number	PMC4449497
Issue Number	11
PubMed reference number	26060715
Journal	Iranian Journal of Public Health [Iran. J. Public Health]
e-ISSN	22516093
Language	English
Publisher	Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Publisher Date	2014-11-01
Access Restriction	Open
Rights License	This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License which allows users to read, copy, distribute and make derivative works for non-commercial purposes from the material, as long as the author of the original work is cited properly. Copyright © Iranian Public Health Association & Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Subject Keyword	Males Smoking cessation South Korea
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health