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Feasibility of e-Health Interventions on Smoking Cessation among Vietnamese Active Internet Users

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  • Bach Xuan Tran

    (Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
    Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Vietnam Young Physicians’ Association, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Xuan Thanh Thi Le

    (Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Phuong Ngoc Nguyen

    (Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam)

  • Quynh Ngoc Hoang Le

    (Faculty of Pharmacy, Duy Tan University, Da Nang 550000, Vietnam)

  • Hue Thi Mai

    (Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam)

  • Huong Lan Thi Nguyen

    (Institute for Global Health Innovations, Duy Tan University, Da Nang 550000, Vietnam)

  • Huong Thi Le

    (Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam)

  • Tung Thanh Tran

    (Institute for Global Health Innovations, Duy Tan University, Da Nang 550000, Vietnam)

  • Carl A. Latkin

    (Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA)

  • Melvyn W.B. Zhang

    (Biomedical Global Institute of Healthcare Research & Technology (BIGHEART), National University of Singapore 117599, Singapore)

  • Roger C.M. Ho

    (Department of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119228, Singapore)

Abstract

Introduction: Although e-health interventions are widely implemented as a supportive measure to smoking cessation, there is a lack of evidence in the feasibility of its application among Vietnamese youths, which is considered to be one of the most frequent internet using populations. This study assessed the quitting attempts among smokers and their preference and willingness to pay for smartphone-based cessation supporting applications in a sample of active internet users approached. Methods: A total of 1082 participants were recruited for the online-based survey from August to October 2015 in Vietnam. Information on sociodemographic characteristics, health information seeking behaviors on the internet, smoking status, quitting attempts and willingness to pay for smartphone-based cessation supporting applications were collected. Multivariate logistic regression was used to determine the associated factors with current smoking and willingness to pay for the smoking cessation application. Results: About 11% of participants were current smokers while 73.4% had attempted to quit smoking. Only 26.8% of the individuals indicated that they were willing to utilize a smartphone application to assist them in quitting. Participants who were male, had partners/spouse and lived at other places were more likely to smoke cigarette. Meanwhile, people who spent 50–70% of their online time to read health information were less likely to smoke. Results also show that living with family and never sharing health information on the internet were negatively associated with a participant’s willingness to pay for the smartphone application. Meanwhile, people who highly trusted health information were more likely to be willing to pay for the application. Conclusions: This prevalence of smoking and associated factors can provide potential indicators for creating several public health interventions in the new environment with the increasing development of information technology. This study implies that in order to expand the coverage of smoking cessation interventions, we recommend the integration of e-health interventions with clinical- or telephone-based conventional models by providing smartphone applications and information on the internet from reliable sources.

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  • Bach Xuan Tran & Xuan Thanh Thi Le & Phuong Ngoc Nguyen & Quynh Ngoc Hoang Le & Hue Thi Mai & Huong Lan Thi Nguyen & Huong Thi Le & Tung Thanh Tran & Carl A. Latkin & Melvyn W.B. Zhang & Roger C.M. Ho, 2018. "Feasibility of e-Health Interventions on Smoking Cessation among Vietnamese Active Internet Users," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(1), pages 1-8, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:15:y:2018:i:1:p:165-:d:127906
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