Smoking cessation among gender minority populations, cis-women, and cis-men

Autor: Gera E Nagelhout, Nikita L Poole, Cloé Geboers, Tessa Magnée, Anne Marije Kaag, Floor A van den Brand, Bas van den Putte, Hein de Vries, Geoffrey T Fong, Marc C Willemsen
Přispěvatelé: Anatomy and neurosciences, Clinical Neuropsychology, Health promotion, RS: CAPHRI - R5 - Optimising Patient Care, RS: CAPHRI - R6 - Promoting Health & Personalised Care, Family Medicine
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Nagelhout, G E, Poole, N L, Geboers, C, Magnée, T, Kaag, A M, van den Brand, F A, van den Putte, B, de Vries, H, Fong, G T & Willemsen, M C 2023, ' Smoking Cessation Among Gender Minority Populations, Cis-women, and Cis-men : Findings From the International Tobacco Control Netherlands Survey ', Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, vol. 25, no. 5, pp. 945-953 . https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntac283
Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 25(5), 945-953
Nagelhout, G E, Poole, N L, Geboers, C, Magnée, T, Kaag, A M, van den Brand, F A, van den Putte, B, de Vries, H, Fong, G T & Willemsen, M C 2023, ' Smoking Cessation Among Gender Minority Populations, Cis-women, and Cis-men : Findings From the International Tobacco Control Netherlands Survey ', Nicotine & Tobacco Research, vol. 25, no. 5, pp. 945-953 . https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntac283
Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 25(5), 945-953. Oxford University Press
ISSN: 1462-2203
1469-994X
DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntac283
Popis: Introduction Little is known about smoking cessation among gender minority populations compared to cisgender individuals (whose gender matches their sex assigned at birth). We examined differences between smokers from gender minority populations, cis-women, and cis-men in the heaviness of smoking, quit intentions, use of cessation assistance, quit attempts (ever tried and number), and triggers for thinking about quitting. Aims and Methods We used cross-sectional data from the 2020 International Tobacco Control Netherlands Survey. Among smoking respondents, we distinguished (1) cis-women (female sex, identified as women, and having feminine gender roles; n = 670), (2) cis-men (male sex, identified as men, and having masculine gender roles; n = 897), and (3) gender minorities (individuals who were intersex, who identified as nonbinary, genderqueer, had a sex/gender identity not listed, whose gender roles were not feminine or masculine, or whose gender identity and/or roles were not congruent with sex assigned at birth; n = 220). Results Although gender minorities did not differ from cis-women and cis-men in the heaviness of smoking, plans to quit smoking, and quit attempts, they were significantly more likely to use cessation assistance (20% in the past 6 months) than cis-women (12%) and cis-men (9%). Gender minorities were also significantly more likely to report several triggers for thinking about quitting smoking, for example, quit advice from a doctor, an anti-smoking message/campaign, and the availability of a telephone helpline. Conclusion Despite equal levels of quit attempts and heaviness of smoking, gender minority smokers make more use of smoking assistance, and respond stronger to triggers for thinking about quitting smoking. Implications Smoking cessation counselors should be sensitive to the stressors that individuals from any minority population face, such as stigmatization, discrimination, and loneliness, and should educate their smoking clients on effective coping mechanisms to prevent relapse into smoking after they experience these stressors. Developing tailored smoking cessation programs or campaigns specifically for gender minority populations can also be useful. Based on the results of our subgroup analyses, programs or campaigns for younger gender minority smokers could focus on the availability of telephone helplines and on how friends and family think about their smoking behavior.
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