Baseline characteristics of American Indian smokeless tobacco users participating in two pilot cessation studies
| Autor: | Ryan Goeckner, Sean M Daley, Niaman Nazir, Fatima Rahman, Jason W. Hale, Christine M. Daley, Charley Lewis, Won S. Choi, Jordyn Gunville, Joseph Pacheco |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Counseling Male medicine.medical_specialty Tobacco Smokeless Health (social science) Tobacco use genetic structures Health Behavior Ethnic group Recreational use Tobacco Use 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Intervention (counseling) College education medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Snuff American Indian or Alaska Native Tobacco Use Cessation 030505 public health business.industry Smoking Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Tobacco Products Tobacco Use Disorder Smokeless tobacco Baseline characteristics Family medicine Female 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Community Health. 45:812-819 |
| ISSN: | 1573-3610 0094-5145 |
| Popis: | American Indians have higher rates of smokeless tobacco (SLT) use than other racial/ethnic groups in the US, yet no efficacious cessation program exists for them. Because tobacco is a sacred plant to many American Indians, it is imperative that a program respect the scared nature of tobacco while encouraging quitting recreational use. All Nations Snuff Out Smokeless (ANSOS) was designed to help American Indian SLT users quit recreational tobacco use while still using it for traditional purposes. We pilot tested the ANSOS 6-month group-based counseling program (N = 48) and a shortened version consisting of a one-time education session (N = 80). Here, we discuss the tobacco characteristics of participants at baseline in both studies. Participants across studies were more likely to be male (74.2%) and have at least a college education (65%). Participants in the one-time education sessions were younger (age 35 vs age 39) and used SLT fewer days per week (4.9 vs 5.7). Two-thirds of those in the full program reported that they often substitute SLT in locations where smoking is not allowed compared to 26%. Participants in the education sessions were more likely to report daily use of traditional tobacco (20% versus 0%). Results suggest that dual use of SLT and cigarettes needs to be addressed, as does the use of SLT to circumvent public smoking rules. The role of traditional tobacco and its relationship to lower SLT use also warrants further investigation. |
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