Underlying Reasons for Smoking

Reasons for not using smoking cessation aids

BACKGROUND Few smokers use effective smoking cessation aids (SCA) when trying to stop smoking. Little is known why available SCA are used insufficiently. We therefore investigated the reasons for not using SCA and examined related demographic, smoking behaviour, and motivational variables. METHODS Data were collected in two population-based studies testing smoking cessation interventions in n...

[Reasons for smoking cessation in Spain by gender and age].

OBJECTIVE To analyze gender- and age-related motivations among smokers wishing to quit. METHODS We performed a multicenter cross-sectional study in 1,634 smokers attended by general practitioners and specialized physicians in Spain who, after being explicitly asked about their intention to quit smoking, expressed a desire to do so. Sociodemographic data, history of smoking and motivations for...

Reasons underlying racial differences in stroke incidence and mortality.

A lthough there has been a significant decline in overall stroke mortality rates since the 1950s, age-adjusted stroke death rates have remained higher in blacks than in whites through 2008. 1 The Table shows the 2009 stroke death rates per 100 000 according to age and sex for blacks and whites. The relative excess in deaths from stroke among blacks compared with whites is most marked in the pop...

The Underlying Reasons in Practical Civil Engineering Works

modeling the underlying predicting factors of tobacco smoking among adolescents

background: with regard to the willing and starting tobacco smoking among young people in iran. the aim of the study was to model the underlying factors in predicting the behavior of tobacco smoking among employed youth and students in iran. methods: in this analytical cross-sectional study, based on a random cluster sampling were recruited 850 high school students, employed and unemployed yout...