Patterns of tobacco use in a sample of American Indians in Minneapolis-St. Paul
| Autor: | Cynthia S. Davey, John Poupart, Lannesse O. Baker, Jean L. Forster, Kristine L. Rhodes |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Tobacco use Adolescent medicine.medical_treatment Minnesota Sample (statistics) Quit smoking Interviews as Topic Environmental health Medicine Humans Aged business.industry Public health Smoking Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Indian population Middle Aged Health Surveys Indians North American Smoking cessation Female Smoking Cessation Public Health Twin cities business |
| Zdroj: | Nicotinetobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. 9 |
| ISSN: | 1462-2203 |
| Popis: | The purpose of this study was to identify patterns of tobacco initiation, current use, and smoking cessation and their correlates in the adult American Indian population in the Twin Cities, using community-based participatory research methods. A total of 300 American Indians aged 18 years or older participated in in-person interviews. Participants were recruited to fill age-gender quotas that reflect the demographic distribution of American Indians in Minnesota. Almost everyone in this sample had smoked cigarettes recreationally: Only 12% had smoked fewer than 100 cigarettes, and nearly two-thirds (62%) reported that they were current smokers. Only 29% of ever-smokers had quit smoking. More than two-thirds (68%) of current smokers would like to quit, and most of them (53% of all smokers) had tried unsuccessfully to quit in the previous 12 months. Our results show a level of current smoking and low cessation rates among American Indians in the Twin Cities area that reflect a crisis for public health and for the Indian community. |
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