Cigar risk perceptions in focus groups of urban African American youth
Cigar risk perceptions in focus groups of urban African American youth
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10.1016/s0899-3289(01)00092-x
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2001-01-01
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Pearson, C
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Malone, RE;Yerger, V;Pearson, C
目的：探讨城市非裔美国青年对雪茄使用的看法。研究方法：一个方便的样本（n = 50）的非裔美国人志愿者参与者，年龄14-18岁，参加了六个录音焦点小组在两个加州城市进行。使用迭代策略分析Transient。结果如下：大多数年轻人认为雪茄对健康有害，但这种抽象的信念与讨论中揭示的社会深层理解之间存在脱节。一些年轻人认为雪茄更“自然”，因此比香烟危害更小。对一些人来说，这种理解建立在一个错误的假设上，即尼古丁是一种人造添加剂，不存在于雪茄中。年轻人几乎没有接受过专门针对雪茄的健康教育。他们报告说，雪茄很容易获得，指出雪茄的社会声望，并提请注意针对青年的新品牌。含义：对风险的感知不仅是有趣的“主观”发现，而且是实际使用模式的重要决定因素，可能与抽象信念无关。最近的香烟品牌重新定位，如温斯顿的“无添加剂”运动，广泛宣传了香烟中添加的许多物质。一些青少年可能认为缺乏针对雪茄的预防教育表明雪茄不含这些物质，包括尼古丁。必须通过对所有烟草产品的一致、协调和全面的烟草控制努力来解决对雪茄和雪茄/大麻吸烟风险的误解。(C)2001 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.
Purpose: To explore cigar use perceptions among urban African American youth. Methods: A convenience sample (n = 50) of African American volunteer participants, ages 14-18, participated in six audiotaped focus groups conducted in two California cities. Transcriptions were analyzed using iterative strategies. Results: Most youth believed cigars were harmful to health, yet a disjuncture existed between this abstract belief and the socially embedded understandings revealed in discussions. Some youth felt that cigars were more "natural" and therefore less harmful than cigarettes. For some, that understanding rested on a mistaken assumption that nicotine was an artificial additive not present in cigars. Youth had received little cigar-specific health education. They reported that cigars were easily obtained, noted cigars' social cachet, and drew attention to new brands targeting youth. Implications: Perceptions of risk are not merely interesting "subjective" findings but are important determinants of actual use patterns and may not correlate with abstract beliefs. Recent cigarette brand repositionings, such as Winston's "no additives" campaign, have widely publicized the many substances added to cigarettes. Some youth may take lack of cigar-specific preventive education as an indication that cigars do not contain such substances, including nicotine. Misperceptions about risks of cigar and cigar/marijuana smoking must be addressed through consistent, coordinated, and comprehensive tobacco control efforts for all tobacco products. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.