Key findings from the 2009 New Zealand ... - Ministry of Health

Preferred choice of services and products among youth
New Zealand youth form a dynamic population who are guided by contemporary social
norms, influences and technologies and are therefore a key population who may benefit
from smoking cessation initiatives. Developing a better understanding of services and
products that youth would consider using to help them quit will enable quitting initiatives
to be developed that meet the needs of youth.
Youth current smokers aged 15–19 years were asked what services they would
consider using to help them quit if they were thinking about quitting. Advice from friends
or family, the Quitline and NRT were the most common sources of help that youth would
consider using to help them quit (Figure 43). Around one in 20 youth said that if they
were thinking of quitting, they would do it without support.
Figure 43: Services and products youth would consider using to help them quit, among
current smokers aged 15–19 years, 2009 (unadjusted prevalence)
60
Percent
50
40
30
20
10
0
23.0 22.1 19.3 14.2 9.3
Advice from
friends/family
Quitline NRT Self-help book Advice from
doctor/health
professional
4.1
3.7
2.0
Support group Pharmacist Advice from
teacher/guidance
counsellor/nurse
1.7
Texting service
4.5
No support
Cessation help, advice, programme or product
Source: 2009 New Zealand Tobacco Use Survey
Note: Youth smokers were able to select multiple services they would consider using to help them quit if they were
thinking about quitting and so may be included in more than one category.
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