West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), APOCP's West Asia Chapter. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 1513-7368 24 11 2023 11 01 Factors Influencing Tobacco Cessation in India: Findings from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey-2 3749 3756 90878 10.31557/APJCP.2023.24.11.3749 EN GK Mini Global Institute of Public Health, Ananthapuri Hospitals and Research Institute, Trivandrum, Kerala, India. Department of Public Health Dentistry, Saveetha Dental Colleges & Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Women’s Institute for Social and Health Studies (WISHS), Women’s Social and Health Studies Foundation, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. 0000-0003-2775-629X Radhakrishnan Jayakrishnan Division of Community Oncology, Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum, Kerala, India. Krishna Kumar Jishnu Department of Public Health Dentistry, Saveetha Dental Colleges & Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. K Kumar Anil Centre for Health and Social Sciences, School of Health Systems Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Journal Article 2023 05 10 Objective: The study aimed to assess the socio-demographic and other correlates of cessation behavior across tobacco products among the adult population in India. Methods: We used data of adults (aged ≥15 years) who were current or former tobacco users (smoking and/or smokeless tobacco) from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) India, conducted during 2016-17. The detailed analysis was done for current daily smokers (N=7,647), former daily smokers (N=1,353), and current daily smokeless tobacco users (N=1,2721). Multivariate logistic regression was separately performed to find the associated factors with attempts to quit, successful quitting, different cessation methods of smoking, and smokeless tobacco use. Results: The findings of the study indicated that daily smokers, higher educated, urban residents and employed were more likely to quit smoking compared to their counterparts. Successful quitting of smoking was higher for employed, higher educated, current users of smokeless tobacco and older adults.  For smokeless tobacco users, non-daily users, highly educated, urban residents, and employed were more likely to attempt to quit compared to their counterparts. Successful quitting of smokeless tobacco was higher for unemployed, highly educated, urban residents and current non-smokers, and higher age group adults. Conclusion: The findings of this study suggest a need for professionally channelized cessation interventions to reduce the prevalence and relapse of tobacco use and increase the quit rate. Well-designed, large-scale research into specific tobacco cessation methods is needed to establish the association between different tobacco cessation methods and increased quit rates.  https://journal.waocp.org/article_90878_664450d3db6619728a73cceaa2b43afb.pdf