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Men's Smoking Cessation Interventions: A Brief Review, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli, Iris Torchalla, John L. Oliffe, Joan L. Bottorff
Men's Smoking Cessation Interventions: A Brief Review, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli, Iris Torchalla, John L. Oliffe, Joan L. Bottorff
Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli
Background: Smoking is associated with adverse health effects and significant disease burden among men, making it an important men's health issue. Conversely, smoking cessation is associated with significant reductions in smoking-attributable risk. However, few studies have examined men-specific smoking cessation programs. The aim of our study was to conduct a comprehensive review of the literature to identify men-specific smoking cessation programs to make recommendations about future efforts to develop, implement and evaluate men-centered smoking cessation interventions.
Methods: A comprehensive search of the COCHRANE Library, MEDLINE, and PsycINFO and SIGLE databases was performed. Out of 873 studies that we retrieved from …