Contrasting trends of smoking cessation status: insights from the stages of change theory using data from the global adult tobacco survey

Background Quitting tobacco use can reduce smokers' risks for disease and premature death. We used the trans-theoretical behavior change model to examine temporal differences in readiness to quit smoking among adults in five countries. Methods We analyzed two independent samples from the Glo...

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Main Authors: Lazarous Mbulo, Toker Erguder, Hoang Van Minh, Luz Myriam Reynales Shigematsu, Sarunya Benjakul, Agnes Segarra, Krishna M. Palipudi, Indu B. Ahluwalia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Publishing 2018-03-01
Series:Tobacco Induced Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.journalssystem.com/tid/Contrasting-trends-of-smoking-cessation-status-insights-from-the-stages-of-change,83889,0,2.html