Salud Publica de Mexico · Jul 30, 2026
Motivation, attempts, and cessation of smoked tobacco in Mexico: analysis of key indicators from Encodat 2025
By Ponciano-Rodríguez G, Reynales-Shigematsu LM, Austria F et al.
OBJECTIVE: To analyze motivation, attempts, and cessation of tobacco use based on the National Survey on Drug, Alcohol and Tobacco Consumption 2025. METHODS: Descriptive analyses and seven multivariate logistic regression (MLR) models were performed to identify factors associated with tobacco cessation. RESULTS: 72.17% of smokers (n= 2 624) presented motivation to quit smoking and 47.8% reported at least one quit attempt (past year). Among former smokers (n= 2 668), 47.23% presented abstinence of 0 to 5 years and 52.7% of more than five years; 11.4% received brief advice, 1.9% contacted the "Línea de la Vida", and 4.2% received pharmacological treatment. In the MLR models, female sex and exposure to health warnings were associated with greater motivation and attempts. For cessation, being female, older age, and smoking occasionally increased the likelihood of cessation, whereas excessive alcohol consumption and exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) in private places reduced it. CONCLUSIONS: It is essential to strengthen gender-sensitive interventions, reduce alcohol consumption and exposure to SHS, and increase the participation of health personnel in providing brief advice and pharmacological treatment.