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Socio-economic variations in tobacco consumption, intention to quit and self-efficacy to quit among male smokers in Thailand and Malaysia: Results from the International Tobacco Control-South-East Asia (ITC-SEA) survey

dc.contributor.authorMohammad Siahpushen_US
dc.contributor.authorRon Borlanden_US
dc.contributor.authorHua Hie Yongen_US
dc.contributor.authorFoong Kinen_US
dc.contributor.authorBuppha Sirirassameeen_US
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Nebraska Medical Centeren_US
dc.contributor.otherCancer Council Victoriaen_US
dc.contributor.otherUniversiti Sains Malaysiaen_US
dc.contributor.otherMahidol Universityen_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-12T02:45:33Z
dc.date.available2018-07-12T02:45:33Z
dc.date.issued2008-03-01en_US
dc.description.abstractAim: To examine the association of socio-economic position (education, income and employment status) with cigarette consumption, intention to quit and self-efficacy to quit among male smokers in Thailand and Malaysia. Design and setting: The data were based on a survey of adult smokers conducted in early 2005 in Thailand and Malaysia as part of the International Tobacco Control-South-East Asia (ITC-SEA) project. Participants: A total of 1846 men in Thailand and 1906 men in Malaysia. Measurement: Participants were asked questions on daily cigarette consumption, intention to quit and self-efficacy to quit in face-to-face interviews. Findings: Analyses were based on multivariate regression models that adjusted for all three socio-economic indicators. In Thailand, higher level of education was associated strongly with not having self-efficacy, associated weakly with having an intention to quit and was not associated with cigarette consumption. Higher income was associated strongly with having self-efficacy, associated weakly with high cigarette consumption and was not associated with having an intention to quit. Being employed was associated strongly with having an intention to quit and was not associated with cigarette consumption or self-efficacy. In Malaysia, higher level of education was not associated with any of the outcomes. Higher income was associated strongly with having self-efficacy, and was not associated with the other outcomes. Being employed was associated moderately with higher cigarette consumption and was not associated with the other outcomes. Conclusion: Socio-economic and cultural conditions, as well as tobacco control policies and tobacco industry activities, shape the determinants of smoking behaviour and beliefs. Existing knowledge from high-income countries about disparities in smoking should not be generalized readily to other countries. © 2008 The Authors.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAddiction. Vol.103, No.3 (2008), 502-508en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1360-0443.2007.02113.xen_US
dc.identifier.issn13600443en_US
dc.identifier.issn09652140en_US
dc.identifier.other2-s2.0-38849121884en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/19743
dc.rightsMahidol Universityen_US
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dc.subjectMedicineen_US
dc.titleSocio-economic variations in tobacco consumption, intention to quit and self-efficacy to quit among male smokers in Thailand and Malaysia: Results from the International Tobacco Control-South-East Asia (ITC-SEA) surveyen_US
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