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Received the ABC approach from a health care worker
This section presents data for those who received all three components of the ABC
approach from a health care worker: asked about their smoking status, given brief
advice to stop smoking and provided evidence-based cessation support.
Approximately one-third (33.6%, 30.0–37.2) of 15–64-year-old current smokers who had
seen a health care worker received ABC from a health care worker in the past
12 months. There was no significant difference by sex.
Received the ABC approach from a health care worker, by age group
Among current smokers, significantly fewer 15–19-year-olds than 40–49-year-olds
received ABC from a health care worker in the past 12 months (p-value < 0.05)
(Figure 49).
Figure 49: Received the ABC approach from a health care worker in the past 12 months,
among 15–64-year-old current smokers, by age group, 2009 (unadjusted
prevalence)
60
Percent
50
40
30
20
10
0
25.3 30.7 32.1 31.9 39.2 35.7 34.9
15–19 20–24 25–29 30–39 40–49 50–59 60–64
Age group (years)
Source: 2009 New Zealand Tobacco Use Survey
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