Gender differences in medication use and cigarette smoking cessation: results from the International Tobacco Control Four Country Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

There is conflicting evidence for gender differences in smoking cessation, and there has been little research on gender differences in smoking cessation medication (SCM) use and effectiveness. Using longitudinal data from the International Tobacco Control Four Country Surveys (ITC-4) conducted in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, and Australia, we examined gender differences in the incidence of quit attempts, reasons for quitting, use of SCMs, reasons for discontinuing use of SCMs, and rates of smoking cessation.

Methods

Data were analyzed from adult smokers participating in the ITC-4, annual waves 2006-2011 (n = 7,825), as well as a subsample of smokers (n = 1,079) who made quit attempts within 2 months of survey. Adjusted modeling utilized general

SUBMITTER: Smith PH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4402353 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature