Effectiveness of a smoking restriction policy on smoking behaviour in the military

Chiu, Yu‐Lung; Lo, Hsin-Chun; Lai, Ching‐Huang; Hwang, Shu-Ling; Lin, Fu‐Gong; Huang, Shu-Jia; Jiang, Shiang-Huei; Li, Shan-Ru; Tzeng, Ya-Mei; Fang, Wen‐Hui; Kao, Senyeong

doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2016.12.006

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“…In addition, reducing the number of designated smoking areas and lengthening the distance between the designated smoking areas increase inconvenience for smokers. However, despite the inconvenience created by their environments, during service, only 1.4-1.8% of soldiers successfully quitted smoking upon completion of recruit training [14], representing a lower smoking cessation efficiency than that of a 1 h US army health education course (14%) [15]. Research also indicated that only 20% of Taiwanese soldiers intended to quit smoking [16], a lower number than that for enlisted personnel at military bases in Spain [17].…”

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Gender Differences in the Extended Theory of Planned Behaviour on Smoking Cessation Intention in Young Soldiers

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Yen

Liaw

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Background: The theory of planned behaviour (TPB) explanation of smoking cessation intentions consists of gender differences. The purpose of this study is to adopt the extended TPB to discuss factors influencing the smoking cessation intentions of young adult volunteer soldiers and to further compare the respective factors for both genders. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study. Data were collected from 139 and 165 male and female volunteer soldiers who smoked, respectively. Research participants completed a self-administered questionnaire that comprised items pertaining to the participants’ demographic characteristics, smoking behaviours, smoking cessation experiences, social environments, and TPB variables. Results: Subjective norms (friends) are a positive key factor for young adult male (β = 0.033, p = 0.012) and female (β = 0.076, p < 0.001) volunteer soldiers’ smoking cessation intentions, and perceived behavioural control is a key factor for male young (β = 0.226, p = 0.040) adult volunteer soldiers’ smoking cessation intention. The extended TPB accounted for 27.9% and 53.2% of the variance in the intention to quit smoking in the male and female volunteer soldiers, respectively. Conclusions: We suggest that smoking cessation strategies can reinforce gender-specific intervention strategies to assist young adult volunteer soldiers in smoking cessation.

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Gender Differences in the Extended Theory of Planned Behaviour on Smoking Cessation Intention in Young Soldiers

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The Impact of Military Tobacco Control Policy: A Systematic Review

Hashim,

Bin Sebri,

Bin Mohd Hanim

et al. 2024

Military Medicine

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Introduction Tobacco use is synonymous with the military. Despite that military personnel are trained to follow commands, opportunities exist to implement various tobacco control strategies. We conducted a systematic review to evaluate the impact of tobacco control policy employed in military settings. Materials and Methods We searched for published English articles in Medline, Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar databases using relevant subject headings without year restriction. We included randomized controlled trials, nonrandomized controlled trials, case–control, cohort, controlled before and after, and uncontrolled before and after studies evaluating the impact of tobacco control policy in the military population. Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, three independent reviewers independently screened initially identified articles, reviewed the full text, and extracted the data and any disagreements resolved by consensus after data recheck. Five reviewers used a validated tool to assess the quality of the included studies. The primary outcome was the reduction of any tobacco or nicotine-contained products (TNCPs) use among the troops. The impacts of the tobacco control policy were synthesized and analyzed qualitatively. This study is registered with the International Prospective Register of Systematic Review (CRD42022314117). Results Fourteen studies were included in the analysis from 5372 studies screened. Most of the studies were from the USA, and fractions were from Thailand, France, and Taiwan. These studies were methodologically heterogeneous. Most studies employed a total ban policy on TNCP use during basic military training or operational deployment as the primary strategy. Other methods utilized were the brief tobacco intervention, targeted treatment, support, and counseling provided through telephone or mailing systems, the adjunctive behavioral intervention, providing free nicotine gum, the “Pharsai clinic”, active and regular smoking restriction, and interventions aimed at intrapersonal, interpersonal, and organizational levels. There is a moderate quality of evidence that the tobacco control policies effectively reduced the prevalence of TNCP use, increased the cessation rate, reduced the intake, and lowered the dependency. The adjunctive interventions provided after the total ban on TNCP use may increase its effectiveness. However, findings from this review need to be carefully considered as the definition of TNCP use status was not universal between studies and lacked a biochemical validation procedure. Conclusions There is reasonable evidence to support that the tobacco control policy employed in the military population has multiple positive impacts in reducing the prevalence of TNCP use, increasing the cessation rates, reducing the intake, and lowering dependency. Other evidence-based strategies need to be fully utilized to materialize the tobacco endgame.

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A Cross-Sectional Survey on Cigarette Smoking in the Chinese Navy

Chen

Wang

et al. 2018

Military Medicine

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Effectiveness of a smoking restriction policy on smoking behaviour in the military

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References 16 publications

Gender Differences in the Extended Theory of Planned Behaviour on Smoking Cessation Intention in Young Soldiers

Gender Differences in the Extended Theory of Planned Behaviour on Smoking Cessation Intention in Young Soldiers

The Impact of Military Tobacco Control Policy: A Systematic Review

A Cross-Sectional Survey on Cigarette Smoking in the Chinese Navy

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