Open AccessFactors associated with baseline smoking self-efficacy among male Qatari residents enrolled in a quit smoking study
Author(s) -
Mohammed Al Thani,
Vasiliki Leventakou,
Angeliki Sofroniou,
Hamza Butt,
Iman A. Hakim,
Cynthia A. Thomson,
Uma S. Nair
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
plos one
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.99
H-Index - 332
ISSN - 1932-6203
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pone.0263306
Subject(s) - self efficacy , smoking cessation , psychosocial , medicine , demography , population , confidence interval , environmental health , psychology , psychiatry , pathology , sociology , psychotherapist
Smoking self-efficacy, described as confidence in one’s ability to abstain from smoking in high-risk situations is a key predictor in cessation outcomes; however, there is a dearth of research on factors that influence self-efficacy surrounding smoking behavior. This study examines factors associated with baseline self-efficacy among treatment seeking participants enrolled in a pilot feasibility smoking cessation study. Participants (n = 247) were daily male smokers, residents of Doha in Qatar (18–60 years) who were enrolled in a telephone-based smoking cessation study. Baseline assessments included self-efficacy, home smoking rules, socio-demographic variables, smoking history, and psychosocial characteristics. Factors associated with self-efficacy were assessed using multiple linear regression analysis. Results showed that after controlling for relevant variables, number of cigarettes smoked (β ^= -0.22; 95% CI: -0.37, -0.06), having at least one quit attempt in the past year (β ^= 2.30; 95% CI: 0.27, 4.35), and reporting a complete home smoking ban (β ^= 3.13; 95% CI: 0.56, 5.70) were significantly associated with higher self-efficacy to quit smoking. These results provide data-driven indication of several key variables that can be targeted to increase smoking self-efficacy in this understudied population.