Abstract:
The evaluation research was carried out to access smoking cessation campaign output among Huachiew Chalermprakiet University personnel who willing participated to quit smoking. Result of the smoking termination was evaluated using 5A technique. All participants were followed for 1-year period and the lung functions of participants were compared between before and after the quit or reduction. Before, the smoking cessation began; researchers screened 763 personnel of the University, and found that 35 smokers were suggested to quit smoking. However, only 14 personnel voluntarily participated and attended into abstinence (A3 to A5). Knowledge, attitudes, behaviors towards smoking and nicotin level were tested. Additionally, lung functions were measured using Spirometer. Results of socio-demographic characteristics showed that most participants (13/14) were male with mean age 43.07 years. About 64.29 % (9/14) had high knowledge level about smoking, 57.14% (8/14) had high attitude level. A half of participants (7/14) smoked when they stressed, 35.71 % (5/14) smoked when they had alcohol drinking. FiFty percent (7/14) had low nicotine level and the rest had medium level of nicotin. Mean age at starting of smoking was 18.14 years; the average number of period smoking years was 25.13 years, the average number of cigarettes smoked per day was 11.3 cigarettes. After 1-year follow up, results showed 14.29 % (2/14) of smoking cessation, and 71.43 % (10/14) of smoking reduction. Additionally, results from pulmonary function test showed that the FEV1 value after quitting or reducing smoking increased when compared with FEV1 value before smoking cessation programe began about 50 %. The effective way to quit smoking was contrast quit smoking, and the factors helping to quit smoking were the close and the continuous monitor.
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