Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population, Hopa State Hospital, 2015–2016 (n=395 )
| Age (Mean±SD) | 44.3±13.9 years (min 19, max 81) |
| Gender | |
| Female | 125 (36.1%) |
| Male | 221 (63.9%) |
| Education level | |
| Less than 5 years | 5 (1.5%) |
| 5 years primary schooling | 125 (36.1%) |
| 3 years secondary schooling | 34 (9.8%) |
| 3 years high schooling | 114 (32.9%) |
| University graduated | 68 (19.7%) |
| Occupation | |
| White collar worker | 84 (24.3%) |
| Blue collar worker or farmer | 98 (28.3%) |
| Self employed | 52 (43.7%) |
| Retired | 53 (15.3%) |
| Student | 12 (3.5%) |
| Housewife or not working | 86 (24.9%) |
| Comorbid diseases | |
| Chronic pulmonary or cardiovasculary diseases | 68 (19.7%) |
| Other chronic diseases | 32 (9.2%) |
| No comorbid disease | 246 (71.1%) |
| Smoking duration (mean±SD) | 22.2 ± 13.1 years |
| Fagerström score | 6.6 ± 2.0 |
| Previous quit attempts | 1.6 ± 1.6 |
| Started medical treatment | |
| cNRT | 42 (12.1%) |
| Varenicline | 124 (35.8%) |
| Bupropion | 180 (52.0%) |
| Number of days for smoking cessation medication use | 20.9±18.5 (min 0,max 90), 0 day for 30 (8.7%) patients |
| 0 days | 30 (8.7%) |
| ≥8 weeks | 32 (9.2%) |
| Treatment adherent | 142 (41.0%) |
| Treatment non-adherent | 204 (59.0%) |
| Number of control visits (mean±SD) | 1.5 ± 1.1 |
| 0 | 31 (9.0%) |
| 1 | 179 (51.7%) |
| 2 | 85 (24.6%) |
| 3 | 34 (9.8%) |
| 4 | 9 (2.6%) |
| 5 | 2 (0.6%) |
| 6 | 6 (1.7%) |
| Recorded medication adverse reactions | |
| Present | 88 (25.4%) |
| Absent | 258 (74.6%) |
| Final situation | |
| Quit smoking | 131 (37.9%) |
| Continuing smoking | 215 (62.1%) |
| 346 (100%) |