Objective: Since 2009, the unit of smoking cessation at Sahloul University Hospital – Tunisia was founded. In this context, the objective of our study was to determine the factors associated with smoking cessation in Tunisian smokers. Methods: It was a descriptive prospective study over five-years-period 2015-2020. We included all patients who willingly came to the anti-smoking consultation of the Sahloul University hospital Sousse Tunisia. Data were collected during the consultation of all patients. We proceeded to a univariate and then multivariable analysis to identify the predictive factors of smoking cessation. Results: Over 5 years, we included 450 patients, mainly males (91.3%). The average age of the consultants was 46 ±15.58 years. The average age of the first cigarette among our patients was 16.83± 4.34 years. The likelihood of smoking cessation was higher among males (p=0.004, OR=9.708), patients attending minimum 3 anti-smoking consultations (p<10-3, OR=5.714), patients benefiting from nicotine replacement therapy (p=0.034, OR=2.123), with high motivation score for smoking cessation (p=0.001, OR=1.980) and with an advanced age of the first cigarette (p<10-3, OR=1.096). However, the likelihood of smoking cessation was lower among coffee and alcohol consumers (p=0.002, OR=0.252) and smokers with less than 5 years smoking habit (p=0.011, OR=0.069). Conclusion: Although the decision to stop smoking is a personal one, it requires medical and psychological support as highlighted by our findings. Our study showed that assiduity and medical assistance for tobacco cessation increase smokers’ chances of quitting.
Mziou, E., Ghali, H., Bhiri, S., Khefacha, S., Ben Rejeb, M., Ben Cheikh, A., & Said Laatiri, H. (2024). Predictive Factors for Successful Smoking Cessation in Tunisian Smokers, Sousse-Tunisia: 2015-2020. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 25(5), 1615-1621. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2024.25.5.1615
MLA
Emna Mziou; Hela Ghali; Sana Bhiri; Salwa Khefacha; Mohamed Ben Rejeb; Asma Ben Cheikh; Houyem Said Laatiri. "Predictive Factors for Successful Smoking Cessation in Tunisian Smokers, Sousse-Tunisia: 2015-2020". Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 25, 5, 2024, 1615-1621. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2024.25.5.1615
HARVARD
Mziou, E., Ghali, H., Bhiri, S., Khefacha, S., Ben Rejeb, M., Ben Cheikh, A., Said Laatiri, H. (2024). 'Predictive Factors for Successful Smoking Cessation in Tunisian Smokers, Sousse-Tunisia: 2015-2020', Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 25(5), pp. 1615-1621. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2024.25.5.1615
VANCOUVER
Mziou, E., Ghali, H., Bhiri, S., Khefacha, S., Ben Rejeb, M., Ben Cheikh, A., Said Laatiri, H. Predictive Factors for Successful Smoking Cessation in Tunisian Smokers, Sousse-Tunisia: 2015-2020. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 2024; 25(5): 1615-1621. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2024.25.5.1615
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