Perceived pros and cons of smoking and quitting in hard-core smokers: a focus group study

BMC Public Health

Table 2 Perceived pros and cons of smoking and quitting

	Smoking				Quitting
	*Pros*		*Cons*		*Pros*		*Cons*
	Current HCS	Former HCS	Current HCS	Former HCS	Current HCS	Former HCS	Current HCS	Former HCS
1. Finance	∙		c ^a	c	p ^a	p	∙
2. Health	∙		cc	cc	pp	pp	∙	∙
Serious problems and diseases			∙	∙	∙		∙	∙
Minor problems	∙		∙	c	∙	p	∙	∙
Physical fitness			c	c	p	p	∙
Hygiene			∙	∙	∙	∙
General health					p	∙
Appearance			c	∙		∙		∙
3. Intrapersonal Processes	ppp	ppp	∙	c	p	p	ccc	cc
Addiction/Dependence	p	p	∙	c			cc	c
Stress	pp	pp					c	c
Adherence to rules	∙		∙		∙	∙
KillingTime	∙	∙		∙		∙	∙	∙
Miscellaneous	∙	∙			∙	∙
4. Social Environment	p	pp	c	c	∙	∙	∙	c
Children			∙	∙	∙
Social Exclusion	p	pp	c	∙	∙	∙	∙	c
Miscellaneous		∙	∙	∙	∙	∙		∙
5. Physical Environment			c	c	∙	p		∙
Odours			c	c	∙	p		∙
Safety			∙	∙	∙	∙
6. Food and Weight	∙	∙		∙	∙	p	c	c
Other	∙				∙		∙
No Pros or Cons	∙	∙	∙	∙	∙	∙	∙	c

^aThe perceived pros and cons for current and former hard-core smokers. The number of p’s (c’s) represent the percentage of all pros (cons) within a subgroup: (< 10%), p or c (10–30%), pp or cc (30–50%), ppp or ccc (> 50%). Themes in bold represent main themes.

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