Table 1 Sample characteristics by treatment method
| Â | Telephone | Face-to-Face | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
n (%) = 69 | n (%) = 69 | ||
Demographic characteristics | Â | Â | Â |
Gender (%) | Â | Â | Â |
   Male | 68 (98.6%) | 69 (100%) | 0.316 |
   Female | 1 (1.4%) | 0 |  |
Age, mean (SD) | 39.5 (± 9.4) | 40.4 (± 10.3) | 0.334 |
Nationality (%) | Â | Â | Â |
   Qatari | 9 (13.0%) | 4 (5.8%) | 0.145 |
   Non-Qatari | 60 (87.0%) | 65 (94.2%) |  |
Education status (%) | Â | Â | Â |
   Secondary or less | 24 (34.8%) | 30 (43.5%) | 0.295 |
   University | 45 (65.2%) | 39 (56.5%) |  |
Marital status (%) | Â | Â | Â |
   Single/Divorced | 17 (24.6%) | 17 (24.6%) | 1.000 |
   Married | 52 (75.4%) | 52 (75.4%) |  |
Health problems* (%) | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 23 (33.3%) | 32 (46.4%) | 0.118 |
   No | 46 (66.7%) | 37 (53.6%) |  |
Tobacco use | Â | Â | Â |
   Number of years of cig. Smoking (SD) | 18.1 (± 10.1) | 17.0 (± 10.4) | 0.737 |
   Number of cig. Smoked per day (SD) | 26.2 (± 11.7) | 25.0 (± 12.3) | 0.729 |
Number of cig. Smoked per day | Â | Â | Â |
   0–10 | 5 (7.2%) | 14 (20.3%) | 0.558 |
   11–20 | 31 (44.9%) | 16 (23.2%) |  |
   21–30 | 13 (18.8%) | 23 (33.3%) |  |
   > 30 | 20 (29.0%) | 16 (23.2%) |  |
Quitting | Â | Â | Â |
Importance of quitting | Â | Â | Â |
   Very important to quit now | 47 (68.1%) | 60 (89.6%) | 0.009 |
   Important to quit now | 20 (29.0%) | 6 (9.0%) |  |
   Neutral | 2 (2.9%) | 1 (1.5%) |  |
Chances of quitting success | Â | Â | Â |
   Excellent (80% and above) | 31 (48.4%) | 26 (38.8%) | 0.078 |
   Very high (60–79%) | 22 (34.4%) | 21 (31.3%) |  |
   High (50–59%) | 8 (12.5%) | 12 (17.9%) |  |
   Low (less than50%) | 3 (4.7%) | 8 (11.9%) |  |
Past quit attempts | Â | Â | Â |
Attempt to quit before (%) | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 51 (75.0%) | 51 (73.9%) | 0.884 |
   No | 17 (25.0%) | 18 (26.1%) |  |
Number of past quit attempts | Â | Â | Â |
   1–5 times | 35 (94.6%) | 40 (95.2%) | 0.896 |
   > 5 times | 2 (5.4%) | 2 (4.8%) |  |
Successful quit attempts (%) | Â | Â | Â |
   At least one month or more | 17 (45.9%) | 20 (60.6%) | 0.220 |
   Less than one month | 20 (54.1%) | 13 (39.4%) |  |
Exposure to secondhand smoke | Â | Â | Â |
   Number of adult household members who smoke | 1.08 (± 0.3) | 1.18 (± 0.4) | 0.054 |
Fagerstrom test for Nicotine Dependence | Â | Â | Â |
   Very low (0–2) | 5 (7.2%) | 6 (8.7%) | 1.000 |
   Low (3–4) | 8 (11.6%) | 4 (5.8%) |  |
   Average (5) | 9 (13.0%) | 12 (17.4%) |  |
   High (6–7) | 20 (29.0%) | 22 (31.9%) |  |
   Very high (8–10) | 27 (39.1%) | 25 (36.2%) |  |