Table 7

Percent of current smokers, current smokers who wanted to quit, who tried to quit, or who received help to quit, Peru GYTS, 2000 and 2003

Site

Current smokers

Current cigarette smokers who wanted to stop smoking now

Current cigarette smokers who tried to stop smoking during the past year

Current smokers who have ever received help to stop smoking

Huancayo, 2000

15.6 (12.0–20.0) (n = 943)

69.3 (61.4–76.1) (n = 94)

68.1 (59.1–75.9) (n = 96)

64.0 (54.9–72.1) (n = 364)

Lima, 2000

18.6 (15.2–22.5) (n = 1120)

62.0 (51.1–71.8) (n = 102)

61.6 (52.4–70.1) (n = 119)

53.3 (47.4–59.1) (n = 509)

Tarapoto, 2000

14.3 (11.2–18.1) (n = 712)

84.2 (71.8–91.7) (n = 51)

79.5 (68.2–87.6) (n = 56)

70.6 (62.7–77.4) (n = 257)

Trujillo, 2000

16.3 (12.8–20.6) (n = 928)

79.5 (65.1–88.9) (n = 73)

78.7 (65.9–87.6) (n = 84)

71.5 (65.5–76.8) (n = 388)

Huancayo, 2003

15.6 (12.9–18.8) (n = 929)

76.2 (67.4–83.2) (n = 76)

75.0 (61.8–84.8) (n = 78)

71.8 (59.2–81.7) (n = 141)

Lima, 2003

19.2 (15.1–24.0) (n = 972)

62.2 (52.4–71.2) (n = 104)

64.5 (52.8–74.6) (n = 107)

58.6 (52.0–64.9) (n = 180)

Tarapoto, 2003

15.5 (12.4–19.1) (n = 1,039)

77.6 (65.1–86.5) (n = 82)

80.5 (66.4–89.6) (n = 80)

75.2 (66.9–81.9) (n = 151)

Trujillo, 2003

15.3 (11.4–20.2) (n = 1,257)

72.8 (63.2–80.6) (n = 124)

73.0 (66.4–78.7) (n = 123)

64.5 (58.5–70.2) (n = 200)

Values are mean (95% confidence intervals).

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