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International Quit and Win 1996: comparative evaluation study in China and Finland
  1. Su Suna,
  2. Tellervo Korhonena,
  3. Antti Uutelaa,
  4. Heikki J Korhonen*,a,
  5. Pekka Puskaa,
  6. Yan Junb,
  7. Yao Chonghuac,
  8. Guo Zeyud,
  9. Wu Yonghaoe,
  10. Xu Wenqingf
  1. aNational Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland, bDepartment of Disease Control, Ministry of Health, China, cAnzhen Hospital of Beijing, China, dHealth Bureau of Tianjin, China, eHealth Bureau of Beijing, China, fNational Health Education Institute, China
  1. Tellervo Korhonen, National Public Health Institute, Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, Mannerheimintie 166, FIN-00300 Helsinki, Finland;telle{at}mbnet.fi

Abstract

OBJECTIVES To compare background and process variables, as well as follow up status, of the participants in the International Quit and Win '96 contests of China and Finland, and analyse factors contributing to sustained maintenance.

DESIGN A standardised 12 month follow up was conducted in both countries with random samples of participants. The sample sizes were 3119 in China and 1448 in Finland, with response rates of 91.2% and 65.2%, respectively.

INTERVENTIONS The International Quit and Win '96 contest was the second coordinated, multinational smoking cessation campaign targeted at adult daily smokers. Altogether 25 countries participated, including China with 15 000 and Finland with 6000 smokers registered.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Conservative (considering all non-respondents relapsed) and non-conservative (based on respondents only) estimates were calculated for one month abstinence, 12 month continuous abstinence, and point abstinence at the time point of follow up.

RESULTS Great differences were found in the background and process variables, as well as in the outcome measures. At one year follow up, the conservative continuous abstinence rates show that the Chinese participants maintained their abstinence better (38%) compared to the Finnish ones (12%). In China women reached higher abstinence rate (50%) than men (36%), whereas in Finland men achieved a better result (14%) than women (9%).

CONCLUSIONS The Quit and Win contest is a mass smoking cessation method feasible in countries showing great variance in smoking habits and rates. However, in countries with different stages of anti-smoking development, such as China and Finland, different practical implementation strategies may be needed.

  • smoking cessation
  • Quit and Win
  • China
  • Finland

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