RESUMO
Quit and Win is an international biannual smoking cessation contest. Although more than 70 countries participate, few are from the Eastern Mediterranean Region. This study evaluated 4 Quit and Win campaigns in Isfahan province, Islamic Republic of Iran, from 1998 to 2004, documenting participation rates, self-reported 1-month and 1-year abstinence rates and related factors. Participation rates among smokers ranged from 0.7%-2.4% of the smokers in Isfahan. One-month quit rates varied from 41.8% in 1998 to 92.8% in 2004. At 1-year follow-up, self-reported quit rates varied from 22.5% in 1998 to 91.2% in 2004. This model was found to be feasible and successful in our community, and can be implemented in other low- and middle-income countries.
Assuntos
Comportamento Competitivo , Promoção da Saúde/organização & administração , Abandono do Hábito de Fumar/métodos , Prevenção do Hábito de Fumar , Adolescente , Adulto , Atitude Frente a Saúde , Análise Custo-Benefício , Países em Desenvolvimento , Estudos de Viabilidade , Feminino , Seguimentos , Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde , Humanos , Irã (Geográfico)/epidemiologia , Modelos Logísticos , Masculino , Meios de Comunicação de Massa , Avaliação de Programas e Projetos de Saúde , Recidiva , Fumar/epidemiologia , Fumar/psicologia , Abandono do Hábito de Fumar/psicologia , Abandono do Hábito de Fumar/estatística & dados numéricos , Inquéritos e QuestionáriosRESUMO
Quit and Win is an international biannual smoking cessation contest. Although more than 70 countries participate, few are from the Eastern Mediterranean Region. This study evaluated 4 Quit and Win campaigns in Isfahan province, Islamic Republic of Iran, from 1998 to 2004, documenting participation rates, self-reported 1-month and 1-year abstinence rates and related factors. Participation rates among smokers ranged from 0.7%-2.4% of the smokers in Isfahan. One-month quit rates varied from 41.8% in 1998 to 92.8% in 2004. At 1-year follow-up, self-reported quit rates varied from 22.5% in 1998 to 91.2% in 2004. This model was found to be feasible and successful in our community, and can be implemented in other low-and middle-income countries
