Smoking Cessation, Quit Attempts and Predictive Factors among Vietnamese Adults in 2020

Luu, Ngoc Minh; Tran, Thi Tuyet Hanh; Luong, Ngoc Khue; Phan, Thi Hai; Phan, Van Can; Khuong, Quynh Long; Nguyen, Thuy Linh; Duong, Tu Anh; Oh, Jin Kyoung; Vu, Thi Hoang Lan; Vu, Van Giap; Hoang, Van Minh

doi:10.31557/APJCP.2023.24.5.1701

Smoking Cessation, Quit Attempts and Predictive Factors among Vietnamese Adults in 2020

Document Type : Research Articles

Authors

¹ Department of Research Methodology and Biostatistics, School of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Vietnam.

² Department of Cancer Control and Population Health, National Cancer Center Graduate School of Cancer Science and Policy.

³ Hanoi University of Public Health, Vietnam.

⁴ Ministry of Health, Hanoi, Vietnam.

⁵ Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam.

10.31557/APJCP.2023.24.5.1701

Abstract

Objective: This study aims to describe the updated smoking cessation and quit attempt rates and associated factors among Vietnamese adults in 2020. Methods: Data on tobacco use among adults in Vietnam in 2020 was derived from the Provincial Global Adult Tobacco Survey. The participants in the study were people aged 15 and older. A total of 81,600 people were surveyed across 34 provinces and cities. Multi-level logistic regression was used to examine the associations between individual and province-level factors on smoking cessation and quit attempts. Results: The smoking cessation and quit attempt rates varied significantly across the 34 provinces. The average rates of people who quit smoking and attempted to quit were 6.3% and 37.2%, respectively. The factors associated with smoking cessation were sex, age group, region, education level, occupation, marital status, and perception of the harmful effects of smoking. Attempts to quit were significantly associated with sex, education level, marital status, perception of the harmful effects of smoking, and visiting health facilities in the past 12 months. Conclusions: These results may be useful in formulating future smoking cessation policies and identifying priority target groups for future interventions. However, more longitudinal and follow-up studies are needed to prove a causal relationship between these factors and future smoking cessation behaviors.

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