Brief Advice, Nicotine Replacement Therapy Sampling and Active Referral (BANSAR) for Smoking Fathers

"Subject will receive brief, face-to-face counselling following a structured AWARD model at baseline :~1. Ask: smokers will be asked about their smoking behaviour~2. Warn about the harms of smoking using a leaflet which contain information about harms of secondhand smoke to women, fetus and infant, motivational messages to quit and smoking cessation services.~3. Advise to quit or reduce their smoking and use the provided 1-week nicotine replace therapy sample as soon as possible~4. Refer smokers to smoking cessation services if they agree.~5. Do-it-again: repeat the AWARD advise through telephone boosters at 2-week and 4-week after baseline"

Subjects will receive 1-week supply of free nicotine patch or gum with dosage based on participants' number of cigarette per day. An information card containing reminders of nicotine replacement therapy use and actions to handle potential side effects will be provided.

Subjects will be encouraged to select and access a smoking cessation services in Hong Kong. If the subjects agree, their contact information will be sent to the smoking cessation service providers for further arrangement.

Subjects will receive general advice to quit

Subjects will receive a standard leaflet on perinatal smoking by Department of Health