Smoking cessation among rural populations in Beijing / 中国医学科学院学报

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To survey the smoking cessation among rural populations in Beijing.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>One natural village in Beijing suburb was sampled and all the 1901 villagers were surveyed by face-to-face interview to collect information on smoking status and smoking cessation. The potential factors related with smoking prevalence and smoking cessation were analzyed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The response rate was 91.2%. The ever-smoking rate was 35.8%. Among the 621 ever-smokers, 35.5% had tried or were trying to quit smoking. The vast majority (93.9%) of smoking cessation methods was self-service method. The overall rate of abstinence was 12.4%, and the success rate was higher in those groups of elder age, lower educational level, lower income level, having respiratory symptoms, and/or without nicotine dependence. There were 291 responders (46.9%) had the willingness to quit. Responders at older age, having respiratory symptoms, or with nicotine dependence had higher willingness to quit.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The tobacco control efforts in rural areas should be strengthened. In part of motivated intervention, the advice should be given from the family, friends, doctors to young, asymptomatic smokers.</p>