| Summary: | Background
Smokeless tobacco (SLT) covers
various types of tobacco products used in un-burnt form mainly orally or
nasally worldwide. Smokeless tobacco products contain nicotine, which is
addictive and contains over 30 carcinogens. Thus, its use associated with
increased risk of multiple health problems. Assessing readiness to quit and its
predictors provides reliable data to tobacco control and prevention efforts.
Ethiopia is a party of the framework
convention on tobacco control (FCTC).
However, there
were no studies that assessed intention to quit SLT use. Thus, this study
assessed intention to quit SLT use and
associated factors among adults.
Methods
A community based cross sectional study was
conducted among 810 randomly selected adults in three districts of Borena Zone
from January 1 to 20/2016 The data were
collected using interviewer administered structured questionnaire. Multivariable logistic regression analyses were employed to identify factors associated
with intention to quit smokeless tobacco use.
Results
Among 810 adults, 33.5% had intention to quit smokeless tobacco
use. Age 65 and above [AOR= 0.35, 95%CI: 0.14, 0.89], past quit attempt
[AOR=3.16,
95%CI: 2.21, 4.53], health professionals advise to quit smokeless
tobacco use [AOR=1.
61, 95%CI: 1.13, 2.30],
and health effects awareness [AOR=
1.29,
95%CI: 1.14, 1.46] were
associated with intention to quit smokeless tobacco use.
Conclusions
Moderate number of adults had intention to
quit smokeless tobacco use. This study depicts the need to raise adults´ health
effect awareness and encouraging health professionals to give advice to their smokeless tobacco users.
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