Withdrawal of treatment for smoking in a program of a municipality of northen Parana

Authors

  • Denise Andrade Pereira Meier Universidade Estadual de Londrina
  • Marli Terezinha Oliveira Vannuchi Universidade Estadual de Londrina
  • Iara Aparecida de Oliveira Secco Universidade Estadual de Londrina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22421/15177130-2011v13n1p35

Keywords:

Smoking, National Tobacco Control Program, Smoking cessation, Prevention & Control

Abstract

This study aims at investigating the treatment withdrawal in the Program for Tobacco Control in Cambé-PR, Brazil. This is a cross-sectional survey with 92 smokers. In data collection were used the registration forms of the smokers, the monthly accounting records of the program and semi-structured interviews with smokers who gave up on the treatment. The results showed that, among the program participants, were predominantly female (57 = 62.0%), aged between 40-59 years (50 = 54.3%). Most were married (55 = 59.8%). Smoking initiation occurred between the age of 10 and 20 years (79 = 85.9%) and 47 (51.1%) had made one to three previous attempts to stop smoking. It was found that 56 (60.9%) associated addiction with their work activity and 60 participants (65.1%) were high-grade nicotine dependent and 78 (84.5%) were in the contemplative stage of smoking cessation. The dropout rate of the program was 23.8%.

Author Biography

Denise Andrade Pereira Meier, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Mestre em Gestão de Serviços de Saúde da Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Published

2012-01-12

How to Cite

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Meier DAP, Vannuchi MTO, Secco IA de O. Withdrawal of treatment for smoking in a program of a municipality of northen Parana. Espac. Saude [Internet]. 2012 Jan. 12 [cited 2024 Nov. 23];13(1):35-44. Available from: https://espacoparasaude.fpp.edu.br/index.php/espacosaude/article/view/448

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