None of the smokers interviewed would divulge their full names, in contrast to their nonsmoking peers.
After seeing one of the ads, more than half of the smokers interviewed said they had talked to someone about quitting smoking, the report said.
Three young smokers interviewed in this study reported attending tobacco promotional activities recently.
Of the current smokers interviewed, 100% said they wanted information about how to quit and none wanted information about why.
Many of the smokers interviewed had limited knowledge on the adverse health effects of smoking and highly underestimated the dangers of cigarette smoking.
Recruitment of subjects occurred mostly through word of mouth from other smokers' interviewed, distribution of a study introduction letter, and referrals for health professionals' interviews.
More than half of the young smokers interviewed mentioned that they still saw tobacco adverts in different forms of media, especially on bill boards and the print media.
In this role, I interacted with smokers, interviewed them on why they smoke, the role smoking plays in their lives, and what can make them stop smoking.
