Smoking status among people with disabilities in Shanghai Jing′an District / 中华全科医师杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To survey on the smoking status among people with disabilities in Shanghai Jing′an District.Methods A cross-sectional questionnaire survey on smoking status among people with disabilities was conducted from July to December 2015 in 5 communities of Shanghai Jing′an District. Results Total 1 815 valid questionnaires were collected.Among all participants,278 were smokers with an overall smoking rate of 15.3%(278/1 815); the smoking rate in males was 28.1%(265/944)and in females was 1.5%(13/871).The disables people aged 45 -60 years had the highest smoking rate (23.4%,141/602).The nicotine dependence rate in regular smokers accounted for 74.6%(182/244). The nicotine dependence was mainly mild to moderate, and the average of Fagerstrom Test of Nicotine Dependence(FTND)score was 3.75 ±1.97.Most participants(90.8%,238/262)were aware of the harm of smoking to health,but the awareness rate of health hazards of second-hand smoke was only 59.5%(156/262).The awareness rates of tobacco-related diseases were all lower than 70%.The rate of quitting was 33.5%(93/278),but only 17.2%(16/93)succeeded;66.0%(173/262)of the smokers did not intend to quit,only 15.3%(40/262)started to quit or to reduce the smoking;and 83.6%(219/262)of current smokers thought that it was impossible to quit smoking.Conclusion The smoking rate in people with disabilities is lower than that in the general population,the awareness of the harm of second-hand smoke is low and there is lack of knowledge of tobacco related diseases;the intend of quitting is low but the success rate of smoking cessation is high among people with disabilities in Shanghai Jing ′an District.