Gender influences in tobacco use and cessation interventions
Joan L Bottorff1, Rebecca Haines-Saah, John L Oliffe
1Institute for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, 3333 University Way, Kelowna, BC, Canada. joan.bottorff@ubc.ca
Abstract:
Smoking rates among and between men and women are in large part a reflection of the influence of gender and its intersections with other social factors including ethnicity, age, and social class that influence tobacco use and, ultimately, tobacco reduction and cessation. In this article, opportunities for developing and delivering gender-sensitive (programs addressing gender) and gender-specific (programs designed for men or women) interventions in the context of tobacco dependence treatment are discussed.
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