Quit for Kids: help parents quit smoking and protect children
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Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study offers a program to help parents who smoke quit for good, while protecting their young children from secondhand smoke. It uses text messaging and support to make quitting easier.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 or older and live in Hong Kong.
- You smoke at least one cigarette (or use an e-cigarette or heated tobacco product) every day.
- You live with a child who is 12 years old or younger.
- Someone else in your home does not smoke.
- Your household income is less than HK$28,000 per month, or you live in a subdivided flat or public housing.
- You can read Chinese and use WhatsApp or WeChat for messaging.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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