Attitudes to smoking cessation and triggers to relapse among Chinese male smokers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Smoking is related to many diseases, and the relapse to smoking after cessation in China is noticeable. We examined the attitudes of Chinese male smokers regarding smoking cessation and reasons for relapse.

Methods

We interviewed 201 male smokers in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang province, China who had tried to quit smoking at least once in order to identify reasons for quitting and situations triggering relapse.

Results

The most significant reported reasons for quitting included personal health (77.1%), the cost of cigarettes (53.7%), and family pressures to quit (29.9%). The most common factors triggering relapse were social situations (34.3%), feeling negative or down (13.4%) and times of being alone (8.4%).

Conclusion

Health and family concerns, person

SUBMITTER: Yang T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1431522 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature