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

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The University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong, Hong Kong