Urban and Rural Disparities in a WeChat-Based Smoking Cessation Intervention among Chinese Smokers.
Ting LuoMirandy LiDonna WilliamsJackson FritzStephen PhillippiQingzhao YuStephen KantrowLiwei ChenYongchun ChenKaylin BeiterTung-Sung TsengPublished in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2021)
Smokers who lived in rural areas reported better smoking cessation outcomes compared with urban smokers; however, the efficacy of a WeChat-based smoking cessation intervention was only found for participants living in an urban area. WeChat based smoking cessation interventions should be used to promote smoking cessation in urban, suburban, and rural areas.