Are low socioeconomic status smokers less willing to quit? Factors associated with desire to quit smoking, plan to quit and quit attempts in France in 2021

Publié le 11 juillet 2022
Mis à jour le 17 janvier 2025

Background: Findings on the associations between socioeconomic status (SES) and quit intention and quit attempts (QA) are mixed. In France, in 2014, no association was found between SES and neither desire to quit, nor QA in the last 12 months. Smoking prevalence has decreased since then and it is important to update these observations in order to adapt smoking cessation interventions, particularly in the context of major psychological changes due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Objectives: To study the factors associated with desire to quit, plan to quit in the next 6 months and 7-day QA in the last 12 months, in France, in 2021. Methods: The analysis is based on the Santé publique France Health Barometer, a general population survey carried out by phone using random digit dialing. Factors associated with outcomes" variables were assessed using logistic regressions on 4,733 daily smokers aged 18-75, adjusting on nicotine dependence. Results: Desire to quit was associated with being a male (adjusted odds-ratio (aOR)=1.2 [1.1-1.4], p

7th ENSP - European Conference on Tobacco Control, Heraklion, 2022/07/06-08

Auteur : Guignard Romain, Pasquereau Anne, Andler Raphaël, Nguyen Thanh Viêt
Année de publication : 2022
Pages : 11 p.
Format/Durée : diaporama, 11 slides