Table 4 Reasons for intention/no intention to quit and failed attempt to quit smoking
From: Prisoners and cigarettes or ‘imprisoned in cigarettes’? What helps prisoners quit smoking?
*Smokers | ||
|---|---|---|
n | (%) | |
Reasons for intention to quit smoking | ||
respiratory symptoms | 36 | (31.6) |
health problems | 24 | (21.1) |
Improved physical condition | 13 | (11.4) |
smoking dependence | 11 | (9.6) |
other reasons | 30 | (26.3) |
Reasons for no intention to quit smoking | ||
lack of freedom and the absence of family | 36 | (90) |
use of nicotine to reduse stress | 22 | (55) |
smoking dependence | 14 | (35) |
Reasons for failing to quit smoking | ||
lack of freedom and the absence of family | 41 | (49.4) |
enforced cohabitation in the same cell with other smokers | 22 | (26.5) |
smoking depedence | 6 | (7.2) |
use of nicotine to reduse stress (as reported by prison inmates) | 14 | (16.9) |