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Conference Paper: An evaluation of the first gender-specific smoking cessation counselling program for female smokers to quit in Hong Kong: a 3-year follow-up

TitleAn evaluation of the first gender-specific smoking cessation counselling program for female smokers to quit in Hong Kong: a 3-year follow-up
Authors
KeywordsMedical sciences public health and safety
Issue Date2011
PublisherBMJ Publishing Group. The Journal's web site is located at http://jech.bmjjournals.com/
Citation
The 19th IEA World Congress of Epidemiology, Edinburgh, Scotland, 7-11 August 2011. In Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 2011, v. 65 suppl. 1, p. A368, abstract no. P2-533 How to Cite?
AbstractINTRODUCTION: Woman smoking is a complicated addiction, and they always find smoking cessation difficult. A nurse-led gender-specific smoking cessation counselling program was initiated to address these problems in Hong Kong. This study aims to test the efficacy of the program at a 3-year follow-up. METHODS: A gender-specific smoking cessation programme has been set up for female smokers in 2006. Women smokers aged 15 years or above and smoked in the past month were recruited to receive 3-sessions of individualised face-to-face stage-matched smoking cessation counselling at baseline, 1-week, and 1-month. They were followed up at 6 month, 1 year, and 3 years to assess their smoking status. We reported the quit rate and compared changes in their cigarette consumption from baseline to 3 year. RESULTS: From November 2006 to November 2010, we received over 800 inquires and provided smoking cessation counselling to 386 eligible female smokers. A total of 174 participants were eligible for follow-up at 3 years, and 130 (74.7%) were successfully contacted. Participants aged 36 years (range: 15e74), had smoked for 18.2 years (SD¼8.9) with a mean daily consumption of 15.4 cigarettes (SD¼8.8). Using intention-to-treat analysis, the selfreported 7-day point prevalence quit rate was 11.4% (44/386). Among those continued to smoke (n¼84), the cigarette consumption reduced from 16.069.4 to 11.968.0 (p<0.001) on average; and 29.8% (n¼25) had reduced cigarette consumption by at least half. CONCLUSION: The gender-specific cessation programme seemed to be effective in promoting smoking cessation and reduction among Chinese female smokers in Hong Kong.
DescriptionPoster Session 2: Neglected conditions: P2-533
This journal supplement contains ptogramme and abstracts of the IEA World Congress of Epidemiology 2011
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/140474
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dc.contributor.authorNg, CSMen_US
dc.contributor.authorLeung, DYPen_US
dc.contributor.authorWan, ZSFen_US
dc.contributor.authorFu, ICYen_US
dc.contributor.authorLam, THen_US
dc.contributor.authorChan, SSCen_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-09-23T06:12:19Z-
dc.date.available2011-09-23T06:12:19Z-
dc.date.issued2011en_US
dc.identifier.citationThe 19th IEA World Congress of Epidemiology, Edinburgh, Scotland, 7-11 August 2011. In Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 2011, v. 65 suppl. 1, p. A368, abstract no. P2-533en_US
dc.identifier.issn0143-005X-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/140474-
dc.descriptionPoster Session 2: Neglected conditions: P2-533-
dc.descriptionThis journal supplement contains ptogramme and abstracts of the IEA World Congress of Epidemiology 2011-
dc.description.abstractINTRODUCTION: Woman smoking is a complicated addiction, and they always find smoking cessation difficult. A nurse-led gender-specific smoking cessation counselling program was initiated to address these problems in Hong Kong. This study aims to test the efficacy of the program at a 3-year follow-up. METHODS: A gender-specific smoking cessation programme has been set up for female smokers in 2006. Women smokers aged 15 years or above and smoked in the past month were recruited to receive 3-sessions of individualised face-to-face stage-matched smoking cessation counselling at baseline, 1-week, and 1-month. They were followed up at 6 month, 1 year, and 3 years to assess their smoking status. We reported the quit rate and compared changes in their cigarette consumption from baseline to 3 year. RESULTS: From November 2006 to November 2010, we received over 800 inquires and provided smoking cessation counselling to 386 eligible female smokers. A total of 174 participants were eligible for follow-up at 3 years, and 130 (74.7%) were successfully contacted. Participants aged 36 years (range: 15e74), had smoked for 18.2 years (SD¼8.9) with a mean daily consumption of 15.4 cigarettes (SD¼8.8). Using intention-to-treat analysis, the selfreported 7-day point prevalence quit rate was 11.4% (44/386). Among those continued to smoke (n¼84), the cigarette consumption reduced from 16.069.4 to 11.968.0 (p<0.001) on average; and 29.8% (n¼25) had reduced cigarette consumption by at least half. CONCLUSION: The gender-specific cessation programme seemed to be effective in promoting smoking cessation and reduction among Chinese female smokers in Hong Kong.-
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherBMJ Publishing Group. The Journal's web site is located at http://jech.bmjjournals.com/-
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Epidemiology & Community Healthen_US
dc.rightsJournal of Epidemiology & Community Health. Copyright © BMJ Publishing Group.-
dc.subjectMedical sciences public health and safety-
dc.titleAn evaluation of the first gender-specific smoking cessation counselling program for female smokers to quit in Hong Kong: a 3-year follow-upen_US
dc.typeConference_Paperen_US
dc.identifier.emailNg, CSM: smcatng@hku.hken_US
dc.identifier.emailLeung, DYP: dorisl@hkucc.hku.hken_US
dc.identifier.emailWan, ZSF: siufung@hku.hken_US
dc.identifier.emailFu, ICY: cyfu@hku.hken_US
dc.identifier.emailLam, TH: hrmrlth@hkucc.hku.hken_US
dc.identifier.emailChan, SSC: scsophia@hku.hk-
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dc.identifier.authorityFu, ICY=rp00254en_US
dc.identifier.authorityLam, TH=rp00326en_US
dc.identifier.authorityChan, SSC=rp00423en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1136/jech.2011.142976m.60-
dc.identifier.hkuros196129en_US
dc.identifier.hkuros199713-
dc.identifier.volume65en_US
dc.identifier.issuesuppl. 1en_US
dc.identifier.spageA368, abstract no. P2-533en_US
dc.identifier.epageA368, abstract no. P2-533en_US
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000293901802010-
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom-
dc.description.otherThe 19th IEA World Congress of Epidemiology, Edinburgh, Scotland, 7-11 August 2011. In Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 2011, v. 65 suppl. 1, p. A368, abstract no. P2-533-
dc.identifier.issnl0143-005X-

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