Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/9603
Title: Factors associated with intent to quit tobacco use in Cyprus adolescents
Authors: Savvides, Elena Charis G. 
Christophi, Costas A. 
Paisi, Martha 
Pampaka, Despina 
Kinnunen, Taru H. 
Connolly, Gregory N. 
Major Field of Science: Medical and Health Sciences
Field Category: Health Sciences
Keywords: Cigarette smoking;Cyprus;Global Youth Tobacco Survey;Intention to quit;Smoking cessation;Youth smoking
Issue Date: 1-Mar-2014
Source: Preventive Medicine, 2014, vol. 60, pp. 83-87
Volume: 60
Start page: 83
End page: 87
Journal: Preventive Medicine 
Abstract: Objectives: To identify factors associated with adolescent smokers' desire to quit based on the 2006 Cyprus Global Youth Tobacco Survey. Methods: A cluster sample design was used to select a representative sample of students from all registered middle and high schools in Cyprus with >. 40 students in academic year 2005-2006. Multivariable logistic regression was used taking into account the weight associated with each of the respondents. Results: Out of the total sample with available information (N= 12,629), 1591 students were current smokers (weighted frequency = 14%) and were included in the analysis, with 734 (46.1%) of them reporting that they want to quit smoking. In both males and females, strong predictors of intention to quit smoking include past quit attempts and physical activity. Intention to quit is also associated with the belief that smoking is harmful to them and inversely associated with having peers who smoke, in boys, and the belief that smoking is harmful to others and perceiving smokers as less attractive, and inversely associated with pocket money, in girls. Conclusions: The present study has identified factors that appear to influence youth's intention to quit tobacco, which is of major importance in developing successful tobacco cessation programs targeting adolescents.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/9603
ISSN: 00917435
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.12.016
Rights: © Elsevier
Type: Article
Affiliation : Cyprus University of Technology 
Harvard University 
Ministry of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance 
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed
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