title: Homeless former smokers' interest in helping homeless current smokers quit.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the factors associated with interest of homeless former smokers in helping homeless smokers quit.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional survey administered to an optimized convenience sample of homeless persons (n  =  4570) at emergency shelters, transitional housing units, and open encampments in 80 cities across Minnesota. The in-person survey response rate was 90%.
  
  
  METHODS
  Chi-square tests and t-tests for univariate analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of 4534 participants completing the smoking questions, 546 participants (12%) self-identified as former smokers, of which 59% expressed interest in helping homeless smokers quit. Significant predictors of reported interest in helping included racial/ethnic background (p < .05), number of people known who had quit smoking (p < .01), and receiving social services as an adult (p < .01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Homeless former smokers are a potential resource for peer support programs to promote smoking cessation among homeless current smokers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 55414, USA. kgoldade@umn.edu
authors.forename: Kate
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Goldade
authors.forename: Hongfei
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Don Des
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Jarlais
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Connett
authors.forename: Guy L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Whembolua
authors.forename: Greg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Owen
authors.forename: Mignonne
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guy
authors.forename: Kolawole S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Okuyemi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008910:Minnesota; D010379:Peer Group; D016540:Smoking Cessation