Smoking abstinence self-efficacy and stages of readiness to quit among smoker male health workers (Behvarzes) of Urmia University of Medical Sciences

Abstract

Introduction: Tobacco is one of the biggest public health threats that kills more than 7 million people a year. Therefore, the present study was conducted to determine the relationship between self-efficacy of avoidance and cigarette smoking and smoking readiness in Urmia University of Medical Sciences. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted on smoker male health workers in Urmia University of Medical Sciences. Sampling was done by census method. The data on smoking self-efficacy status using a smoking abstinence self-efficacy questionnaire (SASEQ) questionnaire were investigated and the status of the subjects in terms of quitting stages with 2 questions was selected from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (K-NHANES) was measured and analyzed using SPSS version 22 software. Results: The mean self-efficacy score of smoking cessation in the research units was 17.28 with a standard deviation of 7.9 and 42.4% of the subjects were in the pre-thinking phase, 39.5% in the thinking phase and 18.1% in the preparedness stage they had. There was no statistically significant correlation between mean self-efficacy score and change stages for smoking cessation. The mean of self-efficacy score and number of smoking days in the last 30 days (p = 0.000), the frequency of smoking (p = 0.000) and the number of cigarettes consumed in the last 30 days (p = 0.000) Meaningful. Also, there was a significant difference between the mean score of self-efficacy and smoking by family members (p = 0.004) and having a history of quitting in the last year (p = 0.002). Conclusion: In addition to the self-efficacy of smoking cessation, there are several other factors such as smoking pattern (number of smoking and number of cigarettes consumed per day), as well as the status and history of smoking among family members, friends and associates (cultural norms, Social) affect the decision to quit smoking. People who had a better self-efficacy status were more likely to stop smoking in the past year. Therefore, focusing on improving the self-efficacy status of individuals can have a positive role in smoking cessation.