Treatment Seeking Behaviour among Smokers.
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2010-10
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Abstract
Despite presence of treatment facility, majority of the smokers do not seek treatment for
smoking cessation. It is important to know the treatment seeking behaviors among smokers.
Fagerström test of nicotine dependence was administered on 54 male smokers from 15 to
60 years of age. Results showed that treatment non-seeking behavior was associated with
the unawareness of treatment facility, low risk minimization and inability to afford
treatment, whereas treatment-seeking behaviors was associated increase smoking and
presence of physical problem. These results have implications for individual and community
intervention.
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Smoking, Treatment seeker and non-seeker
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Sharma M K, Ahmad M, Marimuthu P. Treatment Seeking Behaviour among Smokers. Delhi Psychiatry journal. 2010 Oct; 13 (2): 298-299.