Table 3

Compliance with medications and quit attempts

6-Month abstinence measurePO group, n/N (%)Cost-free group, n/N (%)OR (95% CI)p ValueAdjusted OR (95% CI)*p Value*
Quit attempts8/13 (61.5)8/15 (53.3)0.71 (0.16 to 3.2)0.660.72 (0.12 to 4.5)0.72
Began using medication prescribed8/13 (61.5)11/15 (73.3)1.7 (0.35 to 8.5)0.510.44 (0.03 to 5.9)0.54
Compliance with medication >90%4/13 (30.7)7/15 (46.7)2.0 (0.42 to 9.3)0.392.2 (0.35 to 14.5)0.40
Compliance with telephone counselling >80%8/13 (61.5)14/15 (93.3)8.7 (0.9 to 88.7)0.074.2 (0.32 to 58.9)0.28
  • * Adjusted for number of cigarettes smoked per day and self-efficacy.

  • CF, cost-free pharmacotherapy; PO, prescription only.