Successful Smoking Cessation among Women Smokers Based on Utilizing National Smoking Cessation Service Type in Korea

• Main Authors: Dahyeon Lee, Kang-Sook Lee, Ahnna Lee, Hyeju Ahn, Hyun-Kyung Lee, Hyekyeong Kim, Jakyoung Lee, Hong-Gwan Seo
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
• Series: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• Subjects: smoking rate; women smokers; smoking cessation services; emotional labor workers
• Online Access: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/12/6578

Background: This study aimed to evaluate the successful smoking cessation across different national smoking cessation services. Methods: This study included data that had been previously entered into the integrated information system for smoking cessation services and comprised 144,688 participants after excluding missing data. These clinics provide face-to-face counseling, phone calls, text messages, and e-mail services for six months and nine sessions. Results: The women-only program had the lowest success rate (11.3%). Compared with the women-only program, the six-month success rate of smoking cessation clinic at public health centers (OR = 3.72, CI = [3.52, 3.92]), visiting-type smoking cessation clinics (OR = 2.97, CI = [2.79, 3.16]), the residential 4 -night 5-day program (OR = 7.79, CI = [6.49, 9.35]), and a program for inpatients (OR = 2.36, CI = [1.89, 2.94]) showed a significant increase. Conclusions: Emotional labor workers who participated in the women-only program had low smoking cessation success rates, while those who participated in the residential 4-night 5-day program had high success rates.