Research Article

The Effect of Gender Difference on the Smoking Cessation

Volume: 5 Number: 3 December 22, 2021
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The Effect of Gender Difference on the Smoking Cessation

Abstract

Purpose: Although tobacco use is generally perceived as a male gender behavior, the use of tobacco products among women is gradually increasing, especially in developing countries. This study was conducted to investigate the role of gender in smoking cessation.

Materials and Methods: The data used in this study were obtained from a survey conducted among patients registered at the smoking cessation outpatient clinic between January 2019 and January 2020. The survey was conducted with those who agreed to participate in the study. All the collected data were analyzed by using SPSS 17.0. The significance level was accepted as p<.05.

Results: 322 admissions were registered at the clinic within a year (median age 40 years). 54% (n=174) of the total 322 admissions participated in the study, and 64% (n=206) of the cases were male. The smoking rate in the families of women was significantly higher than that of men (p<0.001). When the polyclinic attendance rate of the participants was questioned, the male patients' attendance rate was higher than that of the female patients, and the rate of quitting smoking was also significantly higher for men. 

Conclusion: The number of male patients who presented the intention to quit smoking was higher than the number of women. Men had statistically higher clinic continuity and smoking cessation rates. These results show that women do not have sufficient knowledge about the fight against tobacco; therefore, information on smoking cessation should be made widely available to women.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Clinical Sciences

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 22, 2021

Submission Date

November 24, 2020

Acceptance Date

June 18, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 5 Number: 3

APA
Özçelik, N., & Özyurt, S. (2021). The Effect of Gender Difference on the Smoking Cessation. Ahi Evran Medical Journal, 5(3), 207-212. https://doi.org/10.46332/aemj.830647
AMA
1.Özçelik N, Özyurt S. The Effect of Gender Difference on the Smoking Cessation. Ahi Evran Med J. 2021;5(3):207-212. doi:10.46332/aemj.830647
Chicago
Özçelik, Neslihan, and Songül Özyurt. 2021. “The Effect of Gender Difference on the Smoking Cessation”. Ahi Evran Medical Journal 5 (3): 207-12. https://doi.org/10.46332/aemj.830647.
EndNote
Özçelik N, Özyurt S (December 1, 2021) The Effect of Gender Difference on the Smoking Cessation. Ahi Evran Medical Journal 5 3 207–212.
IEEE
[1]N. Özçelik and S. Özyurt, “The Effect of Gender Difference on the Smoking Cessation”, Ahi Evran Med J, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 207–212, Dec. 2021, doi: 10.46332/aemj.830647.
ISNAD
Özçelik, Neslihan - Özyurt, Songül. “The Effect of Gender Difference on the Smoking Cessation”. Ahi Evran Medical Journal 5/3 (December 1, 2021): 207-212. https://doi.org/10.46332/aemj.830647.
JAMA
1.Özçelik N, Özyurt S. The Effect of Gender Difference on the Smoking Cessation. Ahi Evran Med J. 2021;5:207–212.
MLA
Özçelik, Neslihan, and Songül Özyurt. “The Effect of Gender Difference on the Smoking Cessation”. Ahi Evran Medical Journal, vol. 5, no. 3, Dec. 2021, pp. 207-12, doi:10.46332/aemj.830647.
Vancouver
1.Neslihan Özçelik, Songül Özyurt. The Effect of Gender Difference on the Smoking Cessation. Ahi Evran Med J. 2021 Dec. 1;5(3):207-12. doi:10.46332/aemj.830647

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