HEALTH BEHAVIORAL FACTORS RELATED TO THE ATTITUDE TOWARD QUIT-SMOKING AMONG FACTORY WORKERS

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  • MASUMOTO Taeko
    School of Nursing, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
  • OZASA Kotaro
    Department of Epidemiology for Community Health & Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine Graduate School of Medical Science
  • FUKUI Kazuyo
    Former Maizuru Public Health Center, Kyoto Prefecture
  • MORI Masahiko
    Former Maizuru Public Health Center, Kyoto Prefecture
  • FUKUMOTO Megumi
    School of Nursing, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
  • HORII Setsuko
    School of Nursing, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
  • MITSUHASHI Miwa
    School of Nursing, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
  • WATANABE Yoshiyuki
    Department of Epidemiology for Community Health & Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine Graduate School of Medical Science

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  • 禁煙の関心度を規定する要因　行動科学的検討
  • キンエン ノ カンシンド オ キテイ スル ヨウイン コウドウ カガクテキ ケントウ

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Purpose It is important to focus on various characteristics of people to promote measures for quitting-smoking. Using the Health Belief Model, we here investigated social and psychological factors related to willingness to cease smoking among factory-workers in the northern part of Kyoto Prefecture.<br/>Method From October to November 2001, the 810 subjects were surveyed about their smoking behavior and related factors using an unsigned self-administered questionnaire. Among the 534 respondents, we performed logistic regression analysis, considering 7 factors ((1) age, (2) susceptibility, (3) seriousness, (4) benefits, (5) barriers, (6) mass-media and (7) advice from others) as independent variables and interest in smoking cessation as a dependent variable. Four comparisons ((1) “no interest” vs “precontemplation or contemplation”, (2) “no interest” vs “precontemplation”, (3) “no interest” vs “contemplation”, (4) “precontemplation” vs “contemplation”) were conducted for 239 males who were current smokers at the time of the survey.<br/>Results Acceptance of the benefits of smoking cessation showed a significant positive association with willingness to quit smoking, with Ors for comparisons of “no interest” vs “preconemplation or contemplation”, “no interest” vs “precontemplation”, and “no interest” vs “contemplation” (odds ratios (95%CI) of 3.06 (1.76-5.31), 2.78 (1.58-4.90), 4.41 (1.75-11.15), respectively). Acceptance of the seriousness of health hazards from smoking had a significant positive association with the willingness to quit (odds ratio (95%CI) was 1.88 (1.02-3.46)).<br/>Conclusion It is can be concluded that it is useful to enhance subjective recognition of the benefits of not-smoking and the seriousness of the harm caused by smoking, to increase the level of willingness of quitting from “no interest” to “precontemplation” or “contemplation”.

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