Substance Abuse Among Inner‐City Hispanic Women: Exploring Resiliency

Autor: Martha Nencioli, Cathy Strachan Lindenberg, Zaida Adames, Sylvia C. Gendrop
Rok vydání: 1994
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Zdroj: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing. 23:609-616
ISSN: 0884-2175
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.1994.tb01927.x
Popis: OBJECTIVE To identify factors that prevent drug abuse among young Hispanic women living in inner cities and to acquire ideas for preventive strategies. DESIGN Qualitative interviews of focus group participants to explore perceptions about drug use. SETTING An urban location adjacent to a neighborhood health clinic. PARTICIPANTS Twenty-four young Hispanic women recruited from an inner-city prenatal clinic. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Identification of themes that trigger or deter drug use. Acquisition of preliminary knowledge required for further development of data collection instruments and design of interventions for use with inner-city Hispanic women. RESULTS Identified six themes through qualitative data analysis of interview narratives. CONCLUSIONS Compared themes with existing theoretical models and described implications for nursing practice.
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