Determinants of intentions to quit smoking among daily smokers in Vietnam: Results from Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) in Vietnam 2010-2015

• Published in: Tobacco induced diseases Vol. 17; no. 1
• Main Authors: Tran, Binh Thang, Nguyen, Minh Tu, Oh, Jin-Kyoung
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heraklion European Publishing 12.10.2019
• Subjects: Attitudes; Demographic variables; Demography; Dependent variables; Global Adult Tobacco Survey; Households; Independent variables; Logistics; Polls & surveys; Smoking; smoking cessation; Tobacco; Vietnam; Vietnam
• ISSN: 1617-9625; 1617-9625
• DOI: 10.18332/tid/110916

Objective: To identify the relationship of quit intention of smoking among daily smokers in Vietnam. Methods: Data are subtracted from dataset of Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) of 2010 and 2015 of the Global Tobacco Surveillance System (GTSS). Households were sampled using a stratified multistage design. All men who are currently smoking daily are selected for final analysis. Quit intention of smoking defines as dependent variable. Knowledge, attitude, practice toward smoking; Heaviness of Smoking Index; Demography define as independent variables. Multivariate logistics model was used. Results: The proportion of smokers are interested in quitting smoking following: planning to quit within next month (6.2%); thinking about quitting within the next 12 months (15.5%); and will quit someday, but not the next 12 months (38.5%). High education, good attitude of harming of smoking on health were positively associated with intentions to quit smoking with adjusted odd ratio: 1.70 (1.04-2.75); 1.89 (1.19-2.98), respectively. Reversely, Heaviness of Smoking Index (HIS) with moderate smoking, less supported for taxes rise on tobacco products were negatively associated with intentions to quit smoking with adjusted odd ratio: 0.66 (0.51-0.83); 0.72 (0.56-0.92), respectively. Conclusions: The finding implies that identifying the determinants of quit intentions provides practical evidence for shaping effective policies and programs for advancing quitting among smokers in Vietnam.