title: Correlates of cessation success among Romanian adults.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Tobacco smoking and its consequences are a serious public health problem in Romania. Evidence-based data on factors associated with successful smoking cessation are crucial to optimize tobacco control. The aim of the study was to determine the sociodemographic and other factors associated with smoking cessation success among adults.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data was from a sample of 4,517 individuals derived from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS). GATS is a cross-sectional, nationally representative household survey implemented in Romania in 2011. Data was analyzed with logistic regression.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among females, the quit rate was 26.3% compared with 33.1% in males (P < 0.02). We found disparities in cessation success among the analyzed groups of respondents. Being economically active, being aged 40 and above, and having an awareness of smoking health consequences were associated with long-term quitting smoking among men, while initiating smoking at a later age increased the odds of quitting smoking among women. However, cohabitation with nonsmokers was the strongest predictor of successful cessation among both genders.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Programs increasing quit rates and encourage cessation among groups less likely to quit, adopting voluntary smoke-free homes, and increasing the awareness of smoking and tobacco pollution risks are needed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, Medical University of Łódź, 90 752 Łódź, Poland.
authors.forename: Dorota
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-8453-8235
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kaleta
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Policy, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA 02125, USA.
authors.forename: Bukola
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-9716-0670
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Usidame
authors.affiliation: Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Medical University of Łódź, 90 752 Łódź, Poland.
authors.forename: Elżbieta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dziankowska-Zaborszczyk
authors.affiliation: Department of Work Physiology and Ergonomics, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, 91 348 Łódź, Poland.
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Makowiec-Dąbrowska
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012383:Romania; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016540:Smoking Cessation; D014026:Nicotiana