Beliefs and Social Norms About Sildenafil Citrate (Viagra) Misuse and Perceived Consequences Among Houstonian Teenage Males
| Autor: | Troy Jefferson, Ronald J. Peters, Steven H. Kelder, Angela Meshack, Regina Jones Johnson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
| Předmět: |
Male
Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Health (social science) Adolescent Substance-Related Disorders Sildenafil lcsh:Medicine Peer Group Piperazines Sildenafil Citrate Young Adult chemistry.chemical_compound Erectile Dysfunction Advertising Humans Medicine Sulfones Qualitative Research Consumption (economics) business.industry lcsh:R Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Focus Groups Texas chemistry Purines Exploratory Behavior business Social psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Men's Health, Vol 1 (2007) |
| ISSN: | 1557-9891 1557-9883 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1557988307303299 |
| Popis: | In the current study, a qualitative approach was used to investigate relevant beliefs and norms associated with sildenafil citrate (Viagra) consumption, initiation, and perceived consequences. Focus groups were conducted with 43 young men aged 18 and 19 years who identified themselves as lifetime sildenafil citrate users. The majority of focus group participants believed that “curiosity” and “peer pressure” contributed to their initial use. Most revealed that they first heard about sildenafil citrate from television advertisements, family members, friends, or sporting events, and they were able to obtain the drug from their friends and family members or they stole it from their father or grandfather. These findings may highlight the relative importance of exposure to prescription drug messages among those to whom the message is not specifically targeted, that is, young men. It is possible that the sildenafil citrate television messages are recalled by not only older male audiences but also by teenagers and younger men, producing similar cognitive processing and curiosity in both age cohorts. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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