Table 1

Descriptive summary of intervention and control components of included articles

Author(s)Average no. of cigarettes/dayTotal no. randomisedIntervention
component(s)*		Frequency/duration of InterventionControl
component(s)*		Tobacco smoking outcomeBiochemical verificationIntervention tobacco smoking quit rate (%)
Froelicher et al.,201038 11.360

  1. Group counselling (in person)

  2. Individual counselling (telephone)

  3. Social capital (in person)

  4. Non-formal education (in person)

  5. Pharmacotherapy

  6. Compensation (honorarium)

Weekly for 5 weeks

  1. Group counselling (in person)

  2. Individual counselling (telephone)

  3. Non-formal education (in person)

  4. Pharmacotherapy

  5. Compensation (honorarium)

7-day point prevalence (6 and 12 months)Yes6 months: 13.5
12 months:15.7
Andrews et al., 201648 12.7409

  1. Social capital (in person)

  2. Group counselling (in person)

  3. Social support (peer)

  4. Pharmacotherapy (in person)

  5. Compensation (honorarium)

24 weeks

  1. Non-formal education (in person)

  2. Compensation (honorarium)

7-day point prevalence (6 and12 months)Yes6 months: 10
12 months:12
Brooks et al., 201761 <10250

  1. Social support (peer)

  2. Enhanced individual counselling (in person, telephone)

  3. Pharmacotherapy

  4. Non-formal education (in person, printed)

  5. Compensation (honorarium)

9 sessions over 6 months

  1. Individual counselling (in person)

  2. Pharmacotherapy

  3. Non-formal education (in person, printed)

7-day point prevalence (12 months)Yes16.5
McBride et al., 200239 15.5557

  1. Biomarker feedback

  2. Individual counselling (telephone)

  3. Pharmacotherapy

  4. Non-formal education (printed)

  5. Compensation (contingency management)

10 weeks

  1. Brief quit advice

  2. Pharmacotherapy

  3. Non-formal education (printed)

7-day point prevalence (6 and 12 months)Yes6 months: 19
12 months:14
Alaniz et al., 202049 Unclear185

  1. Social capital (in person)

  2. Non-formal education (in person)

  3. Individual counselling (in person, telephone)

  4. Compensation (honorarium, contingency management)

4 sessions over 6 months

  1. Individual counselling (in person, telephone)

  2. Compensation (honorarium)

Smoking abstinence at 6 months post partumYes36.6
Bonevski et al., 201854 15431

  1. Brief quit advice

  2. Individual counselling (in person and telephone)

  3. Pharmacotherapy

  4. Branded quit gifts

5 sessions

  1. Brief quit advice

  2. Telephone quit hotline

  3. Branded quit gifts

7-day point prevalence (6 months)Yes1
Brunette et al., 201763 17.3661

  1. Non-formal education (multimedia)

  2. Individual counselling (telephone)

  3. Pharmacotherapy

  4. Compensation (honorarium

12 sessions

  1. Brief quit advice

  2. Pharmacotherapy

  3. Compensation (honorarium)

7-day point prevalence (6 and 12 months)Yes6 months: 16
12 months: 12.5
Lasser et al., 201760 15352

  1. Individual counselling (in person, telephone)

  2. Compensation (honorarium)

  3. Non-formal education (printed)

  4. Pharmacotherapy

4 hours over 6 months

  1. Brief quit advice

  2. Non-formal education (printed)

6- and 12-month smoking abstinenceYes6 months:9.6
12 months:11.9
Okuyemi et al., 201351 19.3430

  1. Individual counselling (in person)

  2. Non-formal education (printed)

  3. Pharmacotherapy

  4. Compensation (honorarium)

6 sessions, 15–20 min each

  1. Brief quit advice

  2. Non-formal education (printed)

  3. Pharmacotherapy

  4. Compensation (honorarium)

7-day point prevalence (6 months)Yes9.3
Okuyemi et al., 200768 17.5173

  1. Pharmacotherapy

  2. Non-formal education (multimedia, printed)

  3. Individual counselling (in person, telephone)

  4. Compensation (honorarium)

5 sessions over 20 weeks

  1. Individual counselling (in person, telephone)

  2. Fruits and vegetables education (multimedia)

  3. Compensation (honorarium)

7-day point prevalence (6 months)Yes7.6
Bock et al., 201465 Unclear846

  1. Brief quit advice (in person)

  2. Individual counselling (telephone)

  3. Pharmacotherapy

3 sessions

  1. Brief quit advice (in person)

  2. Pharmacotherapy

7-day point prevalence (6 and 12 months)Yes6 months: 24
12 months: 29
Bullock et al., 200947 Unclear695

  1. Social support (telephone)

  2. Non-formal education (printed)

  3. Compensation (honorarium)

Weekly for 8 months

  1. Social support (telephone)

  2. Non-formal education (printed) alone

Point prevalence (32 weeks gestation and 6 weeks post delivery)Yes32 weeks: 17
Post delivery: 12.5
Coleman-Cowger et al.,201859 8.6128

  1. Individual counselling (telephone)

  2. Non-formal education (telephone, printed)

  3. Compensation (honorarium)

10 calls over 6 months

  1. Telephone quit hotline

  2. Compensation (honorarium)

7-day point prevalence (6 months post partum)Yes24
Curry et al., 200346 12.1303

  1. Individual counselling (in person, telephone)

  2. Non-formal education (printed)

  3. Compensation (honorarium)

3 sessionsUnclear7-day point prevalence (12 months)Yes14
Fraser et al. 201764 17.21900

  1. Individual counselling (multimedia, telephone)

  2. Non-formal education (telephone, printed)

  3. Compensation (contingency management)

5 sessions

  1. Individual counselling (multimedia, telephone)

  2. Non-formal education (telephone, printed)

7-day point prevalence (6 months)Yes21.6
Fu et al., 201658 13.62406

  1. Individual counselling (telephone)

  2. Pharmacotherapy

  3. Non-formal education (printed)

UnclearUsual care6-month smoking abstinence (12 months)No16.5
Gielen et al.,199744 8.6246

  1. Individual counselling (in person, telephone)

  2. Non-formal education (printed, telephone)

  3. Social support

1 session (15 min)Usual care6 months postpartum smoking abstinenceYes6.2
Lepore et al., 201853 11.5327

  1. Individual counselling (telephone)

  2. Pharmacotherapy

  3. Non-formal education (in person, printed)

5 sessions over 12 weeks

  1. Non-formal education (in person, printed)

  2. Individual counselling (telephone, nutrition focused)

7-day point prevalence (12 months)Yes15.2
Marks and Sykes et al., 200267 25260

  1. Group counselling (in person, multimedia)

  2. Non-formal education (multimedia, in person)

  3. Pharmacotherapy

10 sessions over 3 months

  1. Brief quit advice

  2. Non-formal education (multimedia, in person)

7-day point prevalence (12 months)Yes17.2
McClure et al., 201853 19.1718

  1. Individual counselling (telephone, multimedia)

  2. Non-formal education (multimedia, telephone, printed)

  3. Pharmacotherapy

16 text messages, 5 counselling sessions

  1. Non-formal education (multimedia, telephone, printed)

  2. Pharmacotherapy

7-day point prevalence (6 months)No30.3
Okuyemi et al., 200650 15.346

  1. Individual counselling (in person)

  2. Group counselling (in person)

  3. Pharmacotherapy

  4. Compensation (honorarium)

5 sessions over 20 weeks

  1. Individual counselling (in person)

  2. Group counselling (in person)

  3. Pharmacotherapy

7-day point prevalence (6 months)Yes17.4
Rash et al.,201854 15.470

  1. Individual counselling (in person)

  2. Pharmacotherapy

  3. Compensation (contingency management)

4 sessions over 24 weeks

  1. Individual counselling (in person)

  2. Pharmacotherapy

4-week smoking abstinence (6 months)Yes10
Resenicow et al., 199734 15.91244

  1. Individual counselling (telephone, multimedia)

  2. Non-formal education (multimedia, printed)

  3. Non-medical cessation aids

6 months1. Non-formal education (multimedia, printed)6-month smoking abstinenceNo8.9
Solomon et al., 200043 23214

  1. Individual counselling (telephone)

  2. Pharmacotherapy

  3. Compensation (financial incentive)

Weekly to biweekly calls for 3 months1. Pharmacotherapy6-month smoking abstinenceYes20
Sykes et al., 200164 25214

  1. Group counselling (in person, telephone)

  2. Non-formal education (multimedia, printed)

  3. Pharmacotherapy

3 months1. Non-formal education (printed)6-month smoking abstinenceYes17.2
Lipkus et al., 199935 <11160

  1. Individual counselling (telephone)

  2. Non-formal education (telephone, printed)

1–2 calls for 1 year

  1. Brief quit advice (in person)

  2. Non-formal education (telephone, written)

16-month smoking abstinenceNo13.2
Gritz et al.,201348 19.1474

  1. Individual counselling (telephone)

  2. Non-formal education (printed)

Unclear1. Non-formal education (printed)7-day point prevalence (12 months)Yes20
Baker et al., 201841 <201014

  1. Individual counselling (in person, telephone)

  2. Compensation (contingency management)

8 sessions over 6 months1. Individual counselling (in person)7-day point prevalence (6 months)Yes14.65
Mayer et al., 199040 19.9219

  1. Individual counselling (in person)

  2. Non-formal education (in person, printed)

1 session (20 min)1. Individual counselling (in person)9 months postpartum smoking abstinenceYes7
Sarkar et al., 201760 Unclear1213

  1. Individual counselling: brief quit advice (in person)

  2. Yoga breathing exercises

1 session1. Individual counselling: brief quit advice (in person)6-month smoking abstinence (7 months)Yes2.6
Solomon et al., 200538 23.6330

  1. Individual counselling (telephone)

  2. Pharmacotherapy

12 calls over 4 months1. Pharmacotherapy6-month smoking abstinenceNo38
Wagner et al., 201655 Unclear400

  1. Individual counselling (in person)

  2. Pharmacotherapy

12 sessions1. Group counselling (in person)9-month smoking abstinenceYes8.9
Dornelas et al., 200639 Less than 10105

  1. Individual counselling (in person, telephone)

1 session (90 min)1. Non-formal education (printed)7-day point prevalence (end of pregnancy and 6 months post partum)YesEnd of pregnancy: 28.3
Post partum: 9.4

  • *Intervention and control components derived from the customised data collection sheet titled ‘A Checklist for a Comprehensive Community-based Chronic Disease Management Program for Marginalized Populations: Example Tobacco Dependence’.