Sigara içenlerde COVID-19 hastalığı geçirmenin sigara içme alışkanlığına etkisi

Abstract

Aim: It is aimed to investigate the attitude and behaviour changes in the smoking habit of those who had COVID-19 while smoking. Materials and Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with 312 active smokers with Coranavirus disease (COVID-19) between October and November 2021. Results: It was determined that 38.6% (n=81) of those who had COVID-19 while smoking reduced smoking, 2.4% (n=5) quit smoking, and 9.5% (n=20) quit for a while and then restarted. It was determined that individuals over the age of 45 who had COVID-19 while smoking (p=0.011) and those who received 1-5 years of education compared to those with education of 6-12 years and 13 years or more (p:0.012; p:0.010 respectively) developed more desire to quit smoking. Conclusion: Public service ads on the health hazards of smoking and the need to quit smoking could have been shared more actively during the pandemic. Also, smoking cessation treatments such as counselling, nicotine patches and medication could have been offered more widely. This COVID-19 Pandemic period, which is an opportunity to quit smoking, unfortunately could not be fully utilized and positive results could not be obtained in this habit.