Table 2.

Baseline Experiences with Smoking Cessation Recommendations and Treatment, by Gender, Within the Past 12 Months

	Female Smokers, n (%)*	Male Smokers, n (%)*	Age-Adjusted Odds Ratio* (95% CI)
N	138	2,516
VA physician advice
VA provider advised to quit	113 (89%)	2,200 (93%)	0.63 (0.36–1.13)
VA provider discussed nonmedical ways to quit	100(79%)	1,748 (74%)	1.31 (0.84–2.05)
VA provider discussed medications to quit	90(72%)	1,669(71%)	1.05 (0.71–1.56)
Use of cessation treatments
Behavioral counseling from VA, any	16(12%)	262 (10%)	1.19 (0.69–2.07)
In-person counseling	16(11%)	240 (9%)	1.26 (0.72–2.19)
Phone counseling	0(0%)	29(1%)	Not estimable
Behavioral counseling from outside VA, any	15(12%)	153 (6%)	2.09 (1.17–3.73)
In-person counseling	11 (8%)	127 (5%)	1.68 (0.87–3.27)
Phone counseling	6 (5%)	30(1%)	5.23 (1.99–13.74)
Cessation medication use from VA	52 (39%)	867 (34%)	1.22 (0.84–1.75)
Cessation medication use from outside VA	16(11%)	305(12%)	0.96 (0.56–1.67)
Satisfaction with VA cessation care†
N	96	1,787
Very or somewhat satisfied with help received to quit	57 (62%)	1,106 (62%)	0.99 (0.65–1.52)
N	75	1,401
Very or somewhat satisfied with process of obtaining meds to quit	33 (47%)	874 (62%)	0.54 (0.33–0.87)

Abbreviations: SE, standard error; VA, Veterans Health Administration.

^*Proportions and odds ratios are model based. The model adjusts for study design and age.

^†Denominator for satisfaction questions excludes participants who reported that they never received help with smoking cessation