Status:
COMPLETED
Helping Ethnic Minority in Hong Kong to Quit Smoking by Understanding Their Knowledge, Attitude and Behavior Related to Smoking
Lead Sponsor:
The University of Hong Kong
Conditions:
Smoking
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
This study aims at understanding the needs and concerns of the ethnic minority in Hong Kong, including their behavior, attitudes, and experiences related to smoking and smoking cessation. Specifically...
Detailed Description
Cigarette smoking is the most significant preventable cause of death and disease, causing 6 million deaths annually worldwide. Despite the fact that tobacco use in Hong Kong has been decreased from 23...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Only smokers with South Asian(Pakistani, Indian, or Nepalese)backgrounds
- Willing to participate
- aged 18 years or above
- able to speak English
- smoke at least one cigarette per day for the past 3 months
Exclusion
- Domestic workers, asylum seekers, refugees, or illegal immigrants, individuals with other ethnic backgrounds, i.e., Africans
- Cannot speak English
- poor cognitive state or active psychotic symptoms, i.e. hallucination, illusion and delusion, noted in the medical records.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 18 2018
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 31 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04025333
Start Date
September 18 2018
End Date
August 31 2019
Last Update
April 21 2020
Active Locations (1)
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The University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Hong Kong