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Tobacco cessation behaviors among a sample of US Navy personnel

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 December 2018

Matthew T. Hall ,
Ryan P. Austin ,
Tai A. Do  and
Alec G. Richardson
Matthew T. Hall*
Affiliation:
Department of Aviation Medicine, Naval Hospital Jacksonville, 2080 Child Street, Jacksonville, FL 32214, USA
Ryan P. Austin
Affiliation:
Department of Aviation Medicine, Naval Hospital Jacksonville, 2080 Child Street, Jacksonville, FL 32214, USA
Tai A. Do
Affiliation:
Directorate of Public Health Services, U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, Okinawa, PSC 482, FPO AP 96362, Japan
Alec G. Richardson
Affiliation:
Navy Entomology Center of Excellence, Naval Air Station Jacksonville, PO Box 43, Jacksonville, FL 32212, USA
*
Author for correspondence: Matthew T. Hall, E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Introduction

The US Navy utilizes numerous resources to encourage smoking cessation. Despite these efforts, cigarette smoking among service members remains high. Electronic cigarettes (EC) have provided an additional cessation resource. Little is known regarding the utilization efficacy of these cessation resources in the US Navy.

Aims

This study sought to explore the utilization and efficacy of ECs and other smoking cessation resources.

Methods

An anonymous cross-sectional survey was conducted at a military clinic from 2015 to 2016. Participants were active duty in the US Navy and reported demographics, smoking behaviors, and utilization of cessation resources.

Results

Of the 977 participants in the study, 14.9% were current and 39.4% were former smokers. Most current smokers (83.6%) previously attempted cessation, smoked an average of 2–5 cigarettes per day (34.7%), and smoked every day of the month (26.4%). The number of daily cigarettes smoked and number of days cigarettes were smoked per month was not significantly different between cigarette-only smokers and EC dual users (p = 0.92, p = 0.75, respectively). Resources used by current and former smokers include: ‘cold turkey’ (44.6%, 57.1%, respectively), ECs (22.3%, 24.7%), nicotine patch (8.3%, 1.3%), medicine (6.6%, 3.9%), nicotine gum (5.8%, 10.4%), and quit programs (2.5%, 2.6).

Conclusion

Current and former cigarette smokers utilized similar resources to quit smoking. Electronic cigarettes are being used for cessation but do not significantly reduce the number of cigarettes smoked on a daily or monthly basis. Future studies may benefit from exploring the use of cessation resources and ECs within the military as a whole.

Keywords

cessationquitcigaretteselectronic cigarettesmilitary
Type
Original Articles
Information
Journal of Smoking Cessation , Volume 14 , Issue 3 , September 2019 , pp. 161 - 167
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Copyright © The Author(s) 2018

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