scholarly journals Heterogeneity in Past Year Cigarette Smoking Quit Attempts among Latinos

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel A. Gundersen ◽  
Sandra E. Echeverria ◽  
M. Jane Lewis ◽  
Gary A. Giovino ◽  
Pamela Ohman-Strickland ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
English Language ◽  
Generational Status ◽  
Immigrant Generation ◽  
The Past ◽  
Quit Attempt ◽  
Second Generation Immigrants ◽  
Quit Attempts ◽  
Racial Ethnic

Objective. Examine the association between English language proficiency (ELP) and immigrant generation and having made a cigarette smoking quit attempt in the past 12 months among Latinos. Examine if gender moderates the association between acculturation and quit attempts.Methods. Latino past year smokers from the 2003 and 2006/07 Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey were analyzed. Logistic regression was used to examine the association between quit attempt and ELP and immigrant generation, controlling for demographics and smoking characteristics.Results. Latinos with poor ELP were more likely to have made a quit attempt compared to those with good ELP (adjusted odds ratio , confidence interval [CI]: 1.02–1.46) after controlling for demographic and smoking characteristics. First (, CI: 1.02–1.43) and second generation immigrants (, CI: 1.12–1.64) were more likely than third generation immigrants to have made a quit attempt in the past 12 months.Conclusion. Quit behaviors are shaped by differences in language ability and generational status among Latinos. This underscores the need to disaggregate Latinos beyond racial/ethnic categories to identify subgroup differences relevant for smoking and smoking cessation behaviors in this population.

scholarly journals Understanding the Association Between Spontaneous Quit Attempts and Improved Smoking Cessation Success Rates: A Population Survey in England With 6-Month Follow-up

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (9) ◽  
pp. 1460-1467 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire Garnett ◽  
Lion Shahab ◽  
Tobias Raupach ◽  
Robert West ◽  
Jamie Brown
Keyword(s):  
Regression Models ◽  
Population Survey ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Success Rates ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
The Past ◽  
Quit Attempt ◽  
Quit Attempts ◽  
Adjusted Model

Abstract Introduction Almost half of smoking quit attempts are “spontaneous” (initiated as soon as the decision to quit has been made) and are associated with increased success rates. This study aimed to assess to what extent other factors may account for this association. Methods Data were used from respondents to a survey representative of the adult population in England from 2006 to 2016. We included 2018 respondents who were current smokers at baseline and had attempted to quit between baseline and 6-month follow-up. Logistic regression models assessed the association between quit success and spontaneous quit attempts while adjusting for smoking, sociodemographic, and quit attempt characteristics. Results Spontaneous quit attempts were associated with greater odds of quit success (OR = 1.31, 95% CI = 1.07 to 1.60) but the association was not significant in the fully adjusted model (ORadj = 1.19, 95% CI = 0.95 to 1.49). In this adjusted model, those who attempted to quit without cutting down first (ORadj = 3.08, 95% CI = 2.46 to 3.88) and were male (ORadj = 1.44, 95% CI = 1.16 to 1.80) had greater odds of success; although a greater number of attempts in the past 6 months, stronger urges to smoke (strong vs. none), higher daily cigarette consumption, and lower social grade (E vs. AB) were associated with lower odds of success (ORadj range = 0.32–0.98, p < .030). Quit attempts made without cutting down first were correlated with spontaneous quit attempts (r = .150, p < .001) and appeared to account for the diminished association between spontaneous quitting and success (ORadj = 1.18, 95% CI = 0.96 to 1.46). Conclusions The increased success rate of spontaneous quit attempts appears to be because spontaneous quit attempts are more likely to be made without cutting down first. Implications The apparent benefit of spontaneous over planned quit attempts may be attributable to the former being more likely to involve quitting without cutting down first (ie, abrupt cessation) than cutting down first (ie, gradual cessation) and so this may be a more useful target for advice to improve the chances of successful quitting.

scholarly journals Quitting behaviours and cessation methods used in eight European Countries in 2018: findings from the EUREST-PLUS ITC Europe Surveys

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_3) ◽  
pp. iii26-iii33
Author(s):  
Sophia Papadakis ◽  
Paraskevi Katsaounou ◽  
Christina N Kyriakos ◽  
James Balmford ◽  
Chara Tzavara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Past ◽  
Quit Attempt ◽  
Younger Age ◽  
Quit Attempts ◽  
Intentions To Quit ◽  
Near Future ◽  
European Union Member States

Abstract Background We examined quit attempts, use of cessation assistance, quitting beliefs and intentions among smokers who participated in the 2018 International Tobacco Control (ITC) Europe Surveys in eight European Union Member States (England, Germany, Greece, Hungary, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania and Spain). Methods Cross-sectional data from 11 543 smokers were collected from Wave 2 of the ITC Six European Country (6E) Survey (Germany, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Spain—2018), the ITC Netherlands Survey (the Netherlands—late 2017) and the Four Countries Smoking and Vaping (4CV1) Survey (England—2018). Logistic regression was used to examine associations between smokers’ characteristics and recent quit attempts. Results Quit attempts in the past 12 months were more frequently reported by respondents in the Netherlands (33.0%) and England (29.3%) and least frequently in Hungary (11.5%), Greece (14.7%), Poland (16.7%) and Germany (16.7%). With the exception of England (35.9%), the majority (56–84%) of recent quit attempts was unaided. Making a quit attempt was associated with younger age, higher education and income, having a smoking-related illness and living in England. In all countries, the majority of continuing smokers did not intend to quit in the next 6 months, had moderate to high levels of nicotine dependence and perceived quitting to be difficult. Conclusions Apart from England and the Netherlands, smokers made few quit attempts in the past year and had low intentions to quit in the near future. The use of cessation assistance was sub-optimal. There is a need to examine approaches to supporting quitting among the significant proportion of tobacco users in Europe and increase the use of cessation support as part of quit attempts

scholarly journals Quitting Without Reporting Having Tried: Findings From a National Survey

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamie Brown ◽  
Eleni Vangeli ◽  
Jennifer A. Fidler ◽  
Tobias Raupach ◽  
Robert West
Keyword(s):  
National Survey ◽  
Common Reason ◽  
Household Surveys ◽  
The Past ◽  
Quit Attempt ◽  
Quit Attempts ◽  
The Future ◽  
Quitting Smoking ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Do So

Background: It is assumed that smokers rarely quit without ‘attempting’ to do so but the assumption does not appear to have been adequately tested. This study assessed the prevalence of reporting having stopped without reporting a quit attempt and the reasons given for this discrepancy.Methods: Data were collected from ex-smokers who said they had quit within the last 12 months during nationally representative household surveys conducted monthly between 2006–12.Results: Of the 1,892 ex-smokers who said that they had quit within the last 12 months, 13.9% (95%CI = 12.4%–15.5%) reported having made no serious quit attempts in that period. In a sub-group of 24 smokers who were asked why they had reported stopping without also reporting an attempt, nine cited inconsistency over timing; three reported stopping without attempting to do so; four did not consider it an ‘attempt’ because they had succeeded; and six had not ruled out the occasional cigarette in the future.Conclusions: A substantial minority of people who report having stopped in the past year may fail to report a corresponding quit attempt. However, quitting smoking without considering that one has tried appears to be rare. Instead, the most common reason for the discrepancy is inconsistent reporting of the timing of quit attempts.

scholarly journals Issues, Challenges, and Future Directions for Multilingual Assessment

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 914
Author(s):  
Yangting Wang ◽  
Shikun Li
Keyword(s):  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Dynamic Assessment ◽  
Linguistically Diverse ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
The Past ◽  
Diverse Backgrounds ◽  
Research Gap ◽  
K 12

Multilingual teaching and learning practices are often implemented in K-12 classrooms. However, issues related to multilingual assessment are rarely investigated. With the growing population of multilingual learners in the classroom, there is a great need to understand what multilingual assessment is and how to assess students who come from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. The current study attempts to fill the research gap by reviewing the assessment literature over the past 15 years on multilingualism. We summarize and synthesize three main themes: 1) issues related to multilingualism, 2) difficulties, and challenges of multilingual assessment, and 3) approaches to assessment for multilingualism. We further divide the third theme into five subcategories: ideological shift, new ways of measuring English language proficiency, translanguaging-based assessment, dynamic assessment, as well as incorporating qualitative research. The study introduced the challenges of implementing multilingual assessment, offers an overview of the different approaches, and calls for more work to be conducted using the approaches.

Understanding the Influence of Latino Diversity over Child Poverty in the United States

2021 ◽  
Vol 696 (1) ◽  
pp. 246-271
Author(s):  
Lina Guzman ◽  
Dana Thomson ◽  
Renee Ryberg
Keyword(s):  
Language Proficiency ◽  
English Language ◽  
Child Poverty ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Generational Status ◽  
Demographic Groups ◽  
Socioeconomic Characteristics ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Economic Well Being

The U.S. Latino population is diverse in terms of countries of heritage, citizenship status, languages spoken, generational status, and geographic settlement patterns. The likelihood of Latino children living in poverty is often associated with these features of Latino diversity; we challenge that view with analyses showing that the underlying economic conditions of families across demographic groups explain much of the likelihood that a child will experience poverty. We use data from the American Community Survey to examine the extent to which the associations between features of diversity and poverty are explained by differences in socioeconomic characteristics. We find that the relationship between parental heritage and child poverty is largely explained by socioeconomic characteristics. Parental citizenship and English language proficiency, while partly attenuated by socioeconomic characteristics, also have direct effects on the likelihood of a child living in poverty, suggesting that programs and policies may need to be tailored to support the economic well-being of these particularly vulnerable subgroups.

scholarly journals Smoking Cessation Behaviors and Reasons for use of Electronic Cigarettes (EC) and Heated Tobacco Products (HTP) Among Romanian Adults: Implications for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Policy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sumaira Hussain ◽  
Chandrashekhar T Sreeramare
Keyword(s):  
Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Electronic Cigarettes ◽  
Control Policy ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Intention To Quit ◽  
Smoking Intensity ◽  
Weighted Estimates ◽  
Quit Attempt ◽  
Quit Attempts ◽  
Reasons For Use

Abstract We report cessation behaviors, reasons for use of EC and HTP and association of their use with quit attempts and smoking intensity using Romania Global Adult Tobacco Survey 2018. Weighted estimates of EC and HTP by cigarette smoking (CS) status were assessed. ‘Quit attempts’, ‘intention to quit’, reasons for lack of intention to quit among current CS and reasons for current use of EC and HTP were estimated. Association of ‘ever use’ of EC and HTP with cigarette smoking intensity and quit attempts was explored using binary logistic regression. Of the total 4571 surveyed, 1243 (27.3%) were current CS, 300 (24.4%) made quit attempt in the past 12 months. Only 38 (12.5%) and 26 (8.6%) had used EC and HTP as an aid to quit. Among current CS, 512 (41.2%) had no intention to quit. Reasons for this were, ‘enjoy smoking’ (86.1%), ‘reduce stress’ (65.9%) and ‘staying alert’ (46.3%). Awareness and use of EC and HTP was significantly higher among current CS. ‘Dual use’ of EC and HTP with CS was manifolds higher than stand-alone use. Reasons for current use of EC and HTP were ‘enjoyment’, and ‘use in places where smoking was prohibited’.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Smoking and Impact of Pictorial Health Warning on Quit Attempts Among Youths in Bhaktapur, Nepal

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement 2) ◽  
pp. 27s-27s
Author(s):  
B. Dhungel ◽  
K. Basnet
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Warnings ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Warning ◽  
The Past ◽  
Quit Attempt ◽  
Quit Attempts ◽  
Quitting Smoking ◽  
The Impact

Background: Nepal for the first time implemented laws regarding the pictorial health warnings in April 2014 regardless of an unsuccessful challenge that was set up by the tobacco industry in 2011. Results from several studies have shown that health warnings on cigarette packages have been helpful in warning smokers as well as nonsmokers regarding the harms of cigarette smoking, encouraging smokers to quit and also preventing nonsmokers from starting to smoke. Aim: The objective of this study was to find the impact of pictorial health warning on quit attempts. Methods: An explanatory cross-sectional study was conducted among youths aged 15-24 years in Suryabinayak-5, Bhaktapur with probability systematic random sampling technique using self-administered questionnaire. Results: Half (50%) of the respondents first tried smoking at the age of 16 or older. Seventeen percent of the respondents smoked cigarettes either occasionally or regularly during the past 30 days. Most of the respondents (91%) have not tried smokeless tobacco products ever in their life. Sixty-seven percent of the respondents had noticed PHW on cigarette packages during the past 30 days. One fourth (21.8%) respondents made an quit attempt due to PHW during the past 12 months and their maximum duration of abstinence during the last quit attempt was more than a week but less than a month. From the study it is found that there is statistically significant association between noticing pictorial health warning and thought about quitting smoking or intention about not starting smoking. Conclusion: Pictorial warnings effectively increased peoples quitting intentions, attempts as well as relinquishing cigarettes. Our findings suggest that implementing 90% pictorial health warnings on cigarette packs in Nepal would discourage smoking.

scholarly journals Variations in Cigarette Smoking and Quit Attempts by Health Insurance Among US Adults in 41 States and 2 Jurisdictions, 2014

2018 ◽  
Vol 133 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shillpa Naavaal ◽  
Ann Malarcher ◽  
Xin Xu ◽  
Lei Zhang ◽  
Stephen Babb
Keyword(s):  
Health Insurance ◽  
Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Black People ◽  
Private Insurance ◽  
State Level ◽  
The State ◽  
Behavioral Risk ◽  
Quit Attempt ◽  
Quit Attempts ◽  
The Impact

Objectives: Information on the impact of health insurance on smoking and quit attempts at the state level is limited. We examined the state-specific prevalence of cigarette smoking and past-year quit attempts among adults aged 18-64 by health insurance and other individual- and state-level factors. Methods: We used data from 41 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, the jurisdictions that administered the Health Care Access module of the 2014 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Data on quit attempts included current smokers with a past-year quit attempt and former smokers who quit during the past year. Results: Overall, smoking prevalence ranged from 14.6% among those with private insurance to 34.7% among Medicaid enrollees, and past-year quit-attempt prevalence ranged from 66.4% among the uninsured to 71.5% among Medicaid enrollees. By insurance group, differences in the prevalence of state-specific past-year quit attempts ranged from 15 to 26 percentage points. Regardless of insurance type, people who were non-Hispanic white and had lower education levels were less likely to attempt quitting than were Hispanic people, non-Hispanic black people, and adults with more than a high school education. Conclusions: We found disparities in smoking and quit attempts by insurance status and state. Opportunities exist to increase access to cessation treatments through comprehensive state tobacco control programs and improved cessation insurance coverage, coupled with promotion of covered cessation treatments.

scholarly journals Immigrants’ Use of eHealth Services in the United States, National Health Interview Survey, 2011-2015

2018 ◽  
Vol 133 (6) ◽  
pp. 677-684 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Wang ◽  
D. Phuong Do ◽  
Fernando A. Wilson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
National Health Interview Survey ◽  
English Language ◽  
The United States ◽  
English Language Proficiency ◽  
The Past ◽  
Naturalized Citizens ◽  
Interview Survey ◽  
Ehealth Services

Objectives: Little is known about the use of electronic health (eHealth) services supported by information technology in the United States among immigrants, a group that faces barriers in accessing care and, consequently, disparities in health outcomes. We examined differences in the use of eHealth services in the United States by immigration status in a nationally representative sample. Methods: We used data from the 2011-2015 National Health Interview Survey to assess use of eHealth services among US natives, naturalized citizens, and noncitizens. Our outcome variable of interest was respondent-reported use of eHealth services, defined as making medical appointments online, refilling prescriptions online, or communicating with health care professionals through email, during the past 12 months. We analyzed use of eHealth services, demographic characteristics, socioeconomic status, and health status among all 3 groups. We used multivariate logistic regression models to examine the association between immigration status and the likelihood of using eHealth services, adjusting for individual demographic, socioeconomic, and health characteristics. Results: Among 126 893 US natives, 18 763 (16.1%) reported using any eHealth services in the past 12 months, compared with 1738 of 15 102 (13.0%) naturalized citizens and 1020 of 14 340 (7.8%) noncitizens. Adjusting for socioeconomic factors reduced initial gaps: naturalized citizens (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 0.81; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.75-0.87) and noncitizens (aOR = 0.81; 95% CI, 0.72-0.90) had approximately 20% lower odds of using eHealth services than did US natives. However, the differences varied by type of eHealth service. Immigrants with higher English-language proficiency were more likely to use eHealth services than were immigrants with lower English-language proficiency. Conclusions: Targeted interventions that reduce socioeconomic barriers in accessing technology and promote multilingual electronic portals could help mitigate disparities in use of eHealth services.

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