Factors Related to Smoking Cessation Behaviors of Male Air Men, Don Mueang District, Royal Thai Air Force

Abstract

This descriptive research aimed to examine the relationships between predisposing, enabling and reinforcing factors, and smoking cessation behaviors among male officers in Royal Thai Air Force. The samples were 60 Royal Thai Air Force officers who attended annual physical examination at the Division of Preventive Medicine, Directorate of Medical Services. Questionnaires included personal data, smoking patterns, predisposing, enabling and reinforcing factors, and smoking cessation behaviors. Data analysis were done using frequencies, percentages, means, standard deviations, and Pearson’s product-moment correlations.

The results showed that most of the samples aged between 20-30 years old (36.7%) had a monthly income of 10,000-19,999 Baht (36.7%) were married (56.7%) had bachelor's degree (60.0%) and currently quit smoking. In terms of factors, it was found that the samples’ predisposing factors related to cigarette smoking was at a good level (=4.54 SD=0,16); enabling factor was at a good level (=4.33, SD=0.20), and reinforcing factor was at a good level (=4.54, SD=0.16). The relationships' findings revealed significant relationships between predisposing factor and smoking (r=0.693, p<0.01), enabling factor and smoking behavior (r=0.684, p<0.01), and reinforcing factors and smoking behavior (r=0.343, p<0.01) at p<0.01.

It is recommended to provide concrete consultation and follow-up consultation programs that increase smoking cessation behaviors and the creation of smokeless values for Air Force personnel.