Mas Yus Health. Stopping smoking is not easy if it is addictive, so better not even try. Compared to men, women average more difficult to quit smoking even though sometimes the motivation is stronger.
A recent study in Britain showed that women who smoke are generally successfully stop the habit when I discovered she was pregnant. But not how long after giving birth, most will return to normal smoking.
In a study conducted between 1990 and 2007 were revealed, more men are successful in overcoming tobacco addiction. Though based on filling the questionnaire, women on average have a stronger motivation.
In addition to gender, smoking cessation success rate is also influenced by age. male smokers and women who are older actually more successful than his young age.
Another fact which came to light, areas not much affected by cigarette smoke in fact have a higher success rate in stopping the smoking habit which is 57.9 percent. While the disease profile areas more related to smoking, only 52.6 percent success rate.
According to research conducted by experts from the UK Centre for Tobacco Control Studies (UKCTCS) this, people who are hard to quit smoking need intervention in the form of mentoring program. Smokers in the UK are lucky enough because the local government to provide such services.
But because there are many factors that influence included gender and place of residence, it took several adjustments to improve the success rate. For example, for pregnant women, should be accompanied by specially trained midwives to keep him away from cigarettes.
"Especially for pregnant women, 2 studies of service National Health Service (NHS) to prove that one of the most effective treatment is to involve systematic training of midwives," said a spokesman for the British national health service, NHS.
