scholarly journals Korean American Women's Experiences with Smoking and Factors Associated with Their Quit Intentions

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sun S. Kim ◽  
Seongho Kim ◽  
Gregory Seward ◽  
Lisa Fortuna ◽  
Sherry A. McKee
Keyword(s):  
Acculturative Stress ◽  
Limited English Proficiency ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Korean American ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Women’S Experiences ◽  
Quit Attempt ◽  
Women's Experiences ◽  
Quit Smoking ◽  
Intentions To Quit

This study explored Korean American women’s experiences with smoking and tested the theory of planned behavior to identify factors associated with their intentions to quit smoking. It employed a mixed-methods research design, using qualitative and quantitative data. Participants were recruited via a combination of random (N = 49) and convenience (N = 45) sampling techniques. Women in this study initiated smoking at age of 23 on average, and nearly half smoked at indoor houses. They initiated smoking out of curiosity about the effect and belief that smoking would relieve their stress. Reasons for continued smoking were (a) to avoid nicotine withdrawal symptoms, (b) to cope with life stressors, including acculturative stress, and (c) to fulfill one’s destiny as a lifetime smoker. Many attempted to quit due to health issues and pregnancy. Fear of disclosure and limited English proficiency were found to be major barriers to seeking help for quitting. Past-year quit attempt(s), attitudes toward quitting, and perceived family norm favoring quitting explained 25% of the variance in intentions to quit smoking (F[3,90]=11.58, P<0.001). Findings suggest that gender- and culture-specific intervention strategies are needed to assist Korean American women in smoking cessation.

Women's experiences of the gynecologic examination: factors associated with discomfort

2003 ◽  
Vol 82 (11) ◽  
pp. 1030-1036 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malene Hilden ◽  
Katrine Sidenius ◽  
Jens Langhoff-Roos ◽  
Barbro Wijma ◽  
Berit Schei
Keyword(s):  
Factors Associated ◽  
Women’S Experiences ◽  
Women's Experiences

scholarly journals Individual-level factors associated with intentions to quit smoking among adult smokers in six cities of China: findings from the ITC China Survey

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (Supplement 2) ◽  
pp. i6-i11 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Feng ◽  
Y. Jiang ◽  
Q. Li ◽  
H.-H. Yong ◽  
T. Elton-Marshall ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Individual Level ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Quit Smoking ◽  
Intentions To Quit

scholarly journals Exploring factors associated with pregnant women’s experiences of material hardship during COVID-19: a cross-sectional Qualtrics survey in the United States

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
The United States ◽  
Financial Strain ◽  
Material Hardship ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Women’S Experiences ◽  
Women's Experiences ◽  
Self Sufficiency

Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the financial insecurity of women and their families globally. Some studies have explored the impact of financial strain among pregnant women, in particular, during the pandemic. However, less is known about the factors associated with pregnant women’s experiences of material hardship. Methods This cross-sectional study used a non-probability sample to examine the factors associated with pregnant women’s experiences of material hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic. In January 2021, 183 pregnant women living in the United States participated in an online Qualtrics panel survey. In addition to socio-demographic characteristics, individuals were asked about their finances and predictors of financial well-being, mental health symptoms, and intimate partner violence (IPV) experiences. Chi-square analysis and one-way ANOVA were used to examine whether women’s experiences with material hardship and associated factors differed by income level (i.e., less than $20,000; $20,000 to $60,000; more than $60,000). Ordinary least squares regression was used to calculate unadjusted and adjusted estimates. Results Study findings showed that the majority of women in the sample experienced at least one form of material hardship in the past year. Individuals with an annual household income less than $20,000 reported the highest average number of material hardships experienced (M = 3.7, SD = 2.8). Compared to women with household incomes less than $20,000, women with incomes of more than $60,000 reported significantly fewer material hardships, less financial strain, and higher levels of financial support, economic self-efficacy, and economic-self-sufficiency. Women with incomes of $60,000 or more also reported significantly lower levels of psychological abuse, and a smaller percentage met the cut-off for anxiety. Economic self-sufficiency, financial strain, posttraumatic stress disorder, and economic abuse were all significantly associated with material hardship. Conclusions A contribution of this study is that it highlights the significant, positive association between economic abuse, a unique form of IPV, and material hardship among pregnant women during the pandemic. These findings suggest the need for policy and practice interventions that help to ameliorate the financial insecurity experienced by some pregnant women, as well as respond to associated bidirectional vulnerabilities (e.g., mental health symptoms, experiences of IPV).

scholarly journals Social norms for e-cigarettes and smoking: associations with initiation of e-cigarette use, intentions to quit smoking and quit attempts: findings from the EUREST-PLUS ITC Europe Surveys

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_3) ◽  
pp. iii46-iii54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Máirtín S McDermott ◽  
Katherine A East ◽  
Sara C Hitchman ◽  
Ann McNeill ◽  
Yannis Tountas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Norms ◽  
Social Norm ◽  
Electronic Cigarettes ◽  
Intention To Quit ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Complex Samples ◽  
Quit Attempt ◽  
Quit Smoking ◽  
Intentions To Quit ◽  
Sectional Analysis

Abstract Background Social norms have received little attention in relation to electronic cigarettes (EC). The current study examine social norms for EC use and smoking tobacco, and their associations with (i) initiation of EC use, (ii) intention to quit smoking and (iii) attempts to quit smoking. Methods Cross-sectional and longitudinal data analysis from Waves 1 and 2 of the ITC 6 European Country Survey and corresponding waves from England (the ITC Four Country Smoking and Vaping Survey). Current smokers at baseline, who heard of ECs and provided data at both waves were included (n = 3702). Complex samples logistic regression examined associations between the outcomes and descriptive (seeing EC use in public, close friends using ECs/smoking) and injunctive (public approves of ECs/smoking) norms, adjusting for country, demographics, EC use and heaviness of smoking. Results In longitudinal analyses, seeing EC use in public at least some days was the only social norm that predicted initiation of EC use between waves (OR = 1.66, 95%CI = 1.08–2.56). In the cross-sectional analysis, having an intention to quit was associated with seeing EC use in public (OR = 1.37, 95%CI = 1.04–1.81) and reporting fewer than three close friends smoke (OR = 0.59, 95%CI = 0.44–0.80). There was no association between any social norm and making a quit attempt between waves. Conclusions Initiation of EC use is predicted by seeing EC use in public, which was also associated with greater intention to quit smoking. Friends’ smoking was associated with lower intention to quit. These findings may allay concerns that increased visibility of ECs is renormalizing smoking amongst current smokers.

scholarly journals Health Professionals’ Counseling about Electronic Cigarettes for Smokers and Vapers in a Country That Bans the Sales and Marketing of Electronic Cigarettes

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 442
Author(s):  
Katia Gallegos-Carrillo ◽  
Inti Barrientos-Gutiérrez ◽  
Edna Arillo-Santillán ◽  
Luis Zavala-Arciniega ◽  
Yoo Jin Cho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Professionals ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Electronic Cigarettes ◽  
Marketing Research ◽  
Logistic Models ◽  
Quit Attempt ◽  
Consumer Panel ◽  
Quit Smoking ◽  
Sales And Marketing ◽  
Intentions To Quit

This study describes the prevalence and correlates of adult smokers’ discussions about electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) with health professionals (HPs), including whether these discussions may lead smokers and vapers to use e-cigarettes for smoking cessation. Methods: We analyzed data from an online survey of Mexican smokers recruited from a consumer panel for marketing research. Participants who had visited an HP in the prior four months (n = 1073) were asked about discussions of e-cigarettes during that visit and whether this led them to try to quit. Logistic models regressed these variables on socio-demographics and tobacco use-related variables. Results: Smokers who also used e-cigarettes (i.e., dual users) were more likely than exclusive smokers to have discussed e-cigarettes with their HP (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 3.96; 95% C.I. 2.73, 5.74), as were those who had recently attempted to quit smoking (AOR = 1.89; 95% C.I. 1.33, 2.7). Of smokers who had discussed e-cigarettes, 53.3% reported that the discussion led them to use e-cigarettes in their quit attempt. Also, dual users (AOR = 2.6; 95% C.I. 1.5, 4.5) and daily smokers (>5 cigarettes per day) (AOR = 3.62; 95% C.I. 1.9, 6.8) were more likely to report being led by their HP to use e-cigarettes in the quit attempt compared to exclusive smokers and non-daily smokers, respectively. Conclusions: Discussions between HP and smokers about e-cigarettes were relatively common in Mexico, where e-cigarettes are banned. These discussions appear driven by the use of e-cigarettes, as well as by greater smoking frequency and intentions to quit smoking.

scholarly journals Motivational Benefits of Social Support and Behavioural Interventions for Smoking Cessation

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 216-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia N. Soulakova ◽  
Chiung-Ya Tang ◽  
Selena A. Leonardo ◽  
Lindsay A. Taliaferro
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
The United States ◽  
Behavioural Interventions ◽  
Quit Attempt ◽  
Quit Smoking ◽  
Western Us ◽  
Intentions To Quit

This study examined the role of social support and behavioural interventions used during the last unsuccessful quit attempt for smokers’ intentions to quit smoking within the next six months, and identified smokers’ attributes associated with the use of social support and behavioural interventions. The analytic sample included 7,195 adult daily smokers who responded to the 2010–2011 Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey, conducted in the United States, and indicated having a serious quit attempt in the past 12 months. Smokers who relied on social support from friends and family had higher odds of intending to quit than those who did not (OR = 1.39, 95% CI = 1.22:1.58), and smokers who used interventions had higher odds of intending to quit than those who did not (OR = 1.36, 95% CI = 1.07:1.74). These associations were similar for both sexes, all age groups, and nicotine dependence levels. Both, relying on social support and the use of behavioural interventions were more common among smokers who were female, higher educated, residing in the Western US region, and those who used pharmacological aids for smoking cessation. Social support and behavioural interventions are associated with higher intentions to quit among attempters who relapsed and thus, may aid future smoking cessation.

scholarly journals Factors Associated With Abstinence After a Recent Smoking Cessation Attempt Across 28 European Union Member States

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chung-mei Maggie Cheung ◽  
Constantine I Vardavas ◽  
Filippos T Filippidis
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
Member States ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Quit Attempt ◽  
Country Level ◽  
Quit Smoking ◽  
Lack Of Information

Abstract Background: There is a lack of information regarding factors associated with successful smoking cessation on a population and European Union (EU)-wide level. Our study seeks to explore individual and country-level factors associated with abstinence after a recent smoking cessation attempt across the EU.Methods: We obtained data from the March 2017 Special Eurobarometer 87.1 (n=27901). Sociodemographic, policy and country-level factors were assessed using logistic regression among smokers and ex-smokers who attempted to quit approximately 12 months before the survey date. We defined and examined the Cessation Ratio (ratio of recent quitters to those who did not succeed) across 28 EU Member States.Results: 14.9% (n=1018) of current smokers and 8.80% (n=454) of ex-smokers attempted to quit in approximately the last 12 months. Cessation Ratios in EU Member States ranged from 0.182 (95% CI 0.045 to 0.319) in Estonia to 1.06 (95% CI 0.262 to 1.86) in Sweden. There is a quadratic, U-shaped relationship between smoking prevalence and the Cessation Ratio in each EU Member State. Higher prevalence was associated with lower Cessation Ratios, until a prevalence of approximately 26.3%; thereafter higher prevalence was associated with higher Cessation Ratios. Respondents who reported financial difficulties were less likely to quit smoking (aOR 0.656; 95% CI 0.517-0.833). There was no association between likelihood of success with other sociodemographic factors or the Tobacco Control Scale treatment score. Conclusions: These findings highlight a need for exploring reasons behind the variation in likelihood of abstinence following a recent quit attempt, in order to design policies targeted at population groups or countries that need greater support.

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