| Autor: |
Dalisay F; College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, University of Guam, Mangilao, GU 96923, USA., Okamoto SK; Population Sciences in the Pacific Program (Cancer Prevention in the Pacific), University of Hawai'i Cancer Center, Oahu, HI 96813, USA., Teneza J; Minority Health Research Training Program, Department of Tropical Medicine Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA., Dalton C; Minority Health Research Training Program, Department of Tropical Medicine Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA., Lizama K; Pacific Island Partnership for Cancer Health Equity, University of Guam Cancer Research Center, Mangilao, GU 96913, USA., Pokhrel P; Population Sciences in the Pacific Program (Cancer Prevention in the Pacific), University of Hawai'i Cancer Center, Oahu, HI 96813, USA., Kawabata Y; College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, University of Guam, Mangilao, GU 96923, USA. |
| Abstrakt: |
The present study examined types of scenarios in which Guam youths are offered tobacco-namely, combustible cigarettes and e-cigarettes-and betel (areca) nut. We conducted 10 focus groups with public middle school students ( n = 34) from Guam. Results suggested that the types of offer scenarios of combustible cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and betel nut referenced by the students fall into two categories-direct-relational offers and indirect-contextual offers. The results also suggested that both categories of offer scenarios were more likely to occur in school rather than in other locations such as the home. Family members were more likely to make offers than other types of people. Indirect-contextual offers were more easily avoidable depending on the substance offered, the location where the offer took place, and the person making the offer. Based on the findings, we provide brief suggestions on developing a school-based prevention curriculum focused on training young adolescents from Guam on ways to resist offers of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and betel nut. |
