title: [Smoking cessation among rural populations in Beijing].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To survey the smoking cessation among rural populations in Beijing.
  
  
  METHODS
  One natural village in Beijing suburb was sampled and all the 1901 villagers were surveyed by face-to-face interview to collect information on smoking status and smoking cessation. The potential factors related with smoking prevalence and smoking cessation were analzyed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The response rate was 91.2%. The ever-smoking rate was 35.8%. Among the 621 ever-smokers, 35.5% had tried or were trying to quit smoking. The vast majority (93.9%) of smoking cessation methods was self-service method. The overall rate of abstinence was 12.4%, and the success rate was higher in those groups of elder age, lower educational level, lower income level, having respiratory symptoms, and/or without nicotine dependence. There were 291 responders (46.9%) had the willingness to quit. Responders at older age, having respiratory symptoms, or with nicotine dependence had higher willingness to quit.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The tobacco control efforts in rural areas should be strengthened. In part of motivated intervention, the advice should be given from the family, friends, doctors to young, asymptomatic smokers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine,PUMC Hospital,CAMS and PUMC,Beijing 100730,China.
authors.forename: Xiao-meng
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine,PUMC Hospital,CAMS and PUMC,Beijing 100730,China.
authors.forename: Bai-qiang
authors.initials: BQ
authors.lastname: Cai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012424:Rural Population; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*