title: Gender specific differences in the pros and cons of smoking among current smokers in Eastern Kentucky: implications for future smoking cessation interventions.
abstract: This study investigated gender differences in the perceived "pros" and "cons" of smoking using the constructs of decisional balance (DB) and stage of change from the Transtheoretical Model. The population distribution for stage of change among a population-based, cross-sectional survey of 155 current smokers over 40 years was: precontemplation (22.6%), contemplation (41.9%), preparation (35.5%). Results of stepwise regression models indicated significant gender differences in DB were in the preparation stage of change; scores on the DB measure increased 3.94 points (95% CI: 1.94, 5.93) for male smokers. Interventions targeting the "pros" and "cons" of smoking may need to be gender specific.
authors.affiliation: University of Kentucky College of Public Health, Lexington, KY 40536, USA. danaalainehazen@gmail.com
authors.forename: Dana A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Hazen
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Mannino
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Clayton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003625:Data Collection; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000523:psychology*