Smoking-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours among Alaska Native people: a population-based study
| Autor: | Erin Peterson, Myde Boles, Kristen Rohde, Barbara A. Pizacani, Julie E. Maher, Chris J. Bushore |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Male Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice lcsh:Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine Health (social science) Adolescent smoking smoking cessation Alaska Native people disparities indigenous populations lcsh:RC955-962 Epidemiology medicine.medical_treatment Population Smoking prevalence Indigenous Alaska Native people Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Young Adult Environmental health Supplement 1 2013 Behavioral Health Prevalence Humans Medicine Young adult education disparities Aged education.field_of_study indigenous populations business.industry Smoking Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health General Medicine Middle Aged smoking cessation Population based study Indians North American Smoking cessation Female Tobacco Smoke Pollution Smoking ban business Alaska |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Circumpolar Health; Vol 72 (2013) International Journal of Circumpolar Health International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Vol 72, Iss 0, Pp 1-7 (2013) |
| ISSN: | 1239-9736 1797-237X |
| Popis: | Background. Several studies have shown that Alaska Native people have higher smoking prevalence than non-Natives. However, no population-based studies have explored whether smoking-related knowledge, attitudes and behaviors also differ between Alaska Native people and non-Natives. Objective. We compared current smoking prevalence and smoking-related knowledge, attitudes and behavior of Alaska Native adults living in the State of Alaska with non-Natives. Methods. We used Alaska Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data for 1996 to 2010 to compare smoking prevalence, consumption, and cessation- and secondhand smoke-related knowledge, attitudes and behaviors between self-identified Alaska Native people and non-Natives. Results. Current smoking prevalence was 41% (95% CI: 37.9%-44.4%) among Alaska Native people compared to 17.1% (95% CI: 15.9%-18.4%) among non-Natives. Among every day smokers, Alaska Natives were five times more likely to smoke less than 10 cigarettes per day (OR=5.0, 95% CI: 2.6-9.6) than non-Natives. Compared to non-Native smokers, Alaska Native smokers were as likely to have made a past year quit attempt (OR=1.4, 95% CI: 0.9-2.1), but the attempt was less likely to be successful (OR=0.5, 95% CI: 0.2-0.9). Among current smokers, Alaska Natives were more likely to believe SHS was very harmful (OR=4.5, 95% CI: 2.8-7.2), to believe that smoking should not be allowed in indoor work areas (OR=1.9, 95% CI: 1.1-3.1) or in restaurants (OR=4.2, 95% CI: 2.5-6.9), to have a home smoking ban (OR=2.5, 95% CI: 1.6-3.9), and to have no home exposure to SHS in the past 30 days (OR=2.3, 95% CI: 1.5-3.6) than non-Natives. Conclusion. Although a disparity in current smoking exists, Alaska Native people have smoking-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors that are encouraging for reducing the burden of smoking in this population. Programs should support efforts to promote cessation, prevent relapse, and establish smoke-free environments. Keywords: smoking, smoking cessation, Alaska Native people, disparities, indigenous populations (Published: 5 August 2013) This paper is part of Supplement 1, 2013, ICCH15 Proceedings . More papers from this Supplement can be found here . Citation: Int J Circumpolar Health 2013, 72 : 21141 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v72i0.21141 |
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