Factors associated with Quit Smoking Intention among Fathers of Elementary Schoolchildren

• Main Authors: Wei-Lin Kuo, 郭韋琳
• Other Authors: Hsiao-Ling Huang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2011
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/98774970850281363087

碩士 === 高雄醫學大學 === 口腔衛生科學研究所碩士在職專班 === 99 === Background: The Bereau of Health Promotion (BHP) point that there are about five million smokers in Taiwan. Adult current smokers are nearly 40% of the males,especially most of them were young adult male.It is important influence of father’s smoking status on children’s smoking behavior. Schoolchildren’ s fathers was chosen as subjects in this study. Objectives: To explore fathers’ quit smoking intention and associated factors among schoolchildren in southern Taiwan. Methods: Data on fathers’ smoking behavior and related factors was obtained from the 2008 and 2009 Control of School-aged Children Smoking Study parental surveys of representative sample (n=1,409). The survey was conducted on fathers of third to sixth graders in 65 elementary schools in Kaohsiung City, Pintung and Taitung County. Logistic regression models were used to examine the influence factors on quit smoking intention in children’s fathers. Results: The results showed that having ever-quitting experience (aOR = 3.44, 95% CI: 2.42-4.90), the first cigarette after waking up more than 5 minutes (aOR = 1.86, 95% CI: 1.19-2.89) and cognitive tobacco hazards (aOR = 1.08, 95% CI: 1.04-1.11) were significantly associated with quit smoking intention among children’s fathers. Furthermore, advised to quit smoking by the health care personnel (aOR = 1.57, 95% CI: 1.03-2.40) or friend/colleague (aOR = 1.87, 95% CI: 1.25-2.78) and exposed to anti-smoking media through newspapers (aOR = 2.51, 95% CI: 1.00-6.31) were also significant factors associated with father’s quit smoking intention. Conclusions: The findings suggest that training the health care proposal to be a consultant of smoking cessation, and set up smoking cessation counseling station extensively. The workplace non-smoking norms should be established, and arrange the appropriate cessation-related health education. In addition, anti-smoking messages can be published in daily newspapers on the front page.