EFFECTIVE FACTORS ON SMOKING CESSATION AMONG THE SMOKERS IN THE FIRST

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MASJEDI M.R.; AZARIPOUR MASOULEH H.; HEYDARI GH.R.; HOSSEINI M.

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Journal: TANAFFOS Year:2002 | Volume:1 | Issue:4 Page(s): 61-67

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EFFECTIVE FACTORS ON SMOKING CESSATION AMONG THE SMOKERS IN THE FIRST "SMOKING CESSATION CLINIC" IN IRAN

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MASJEDI M.R. | AZARIPOUR MASOULEH H. | HEYDARI GH.R. | HOSSEINI M. | Issue Writer Certificate

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SMOKING CESSATIONQ4

BEHAVIORAL THERAPYQ4

NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPYQ4

Abstract

Background: This study describes the status of 548 smokers who participated in the monthly quitting course of the first" SMOKING CESSATION Clinic" in Iran between the years 1998 through 2000.Materials and Methods: All the target population completed the educational courses, which consisted of 7 sessions of 90 minutes in the groups of 6-15. Cigarette intake per/day among the smokers was: in 92 cases (16.9%) less than 10 cigarettes, in 262 (48.1%) between 11-20 cigarettes, and in the remaining 191 (35%)more than 20 cigarettes.Results: The percentages of cessation in these threegroupswere95.7%,89.3%, and 83.8%respectively.Thisshowsthat the quitting rates among those who smoke less are significantly high (X2 for trend: p=0.003).Among them, 193(35.2%) attended all the visits regularly, 177(32.3%) were absent for one session and 178(32.5%) for 2-3 sessions. The quitting percentage in these groups were 94.8%, 93.8%, and 75.8% respectively, the relationship remains Significantly associated with the lower absence rate (p=0.0001).There was no significant difference between the percentage of men and women who failed to complete the educational monthly course for any reasons (p=0.72).Besides, no significant difference was observed between both genders who had succeeded to quit (p=0.12). Conclusion: The results confirm that the cessation rate in those who have smoked less cigarettes and attended the clinic courses more regularly were significantly more successful than the others.

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MASJEDI, M.R., AZARIPOUR MASOULEH, H., HEYDARI, GH.R., & HOSSEINI, M.. (2002). EFFECTIVE FACTORS ON SMOKING CESSATION AMONG THE SMOKERS IN THE FIRST "SMOKING CESSATION CLINIC" IN IRAN . TANAFFOS, 1(4), 61-67. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/52696/en

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MASJEDI M.R., AZARIPOUR MASOULEH H., HEYDARI GH.R., HOSSEINI M.. EFFECTIVE FACTORS ON SMOKING CESSATION AMONG THE SMOKERS IN THE FIRST "SMOKING CESSATION CLINIC" IN IRAN . TANAFFOS[Internet]. 2002;1(4):61-67. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/52696/en

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M.R. MASJEDI, H. AZARIPOUR MASOULEH, GH.R. HEYDARI, and M. HOSSEINI, “EFFECTIVE FACTORS ON SMOKING CESSATION AMONG THE SMOKERS IN THE FIRST "SMOKING CESSATION CLINIC" IN IRAN ,” TANAFFOS, vol. 1, no. 4, pp. 61–67, 2002, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/52696/en

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