INHALANT USE AMONG RURAL CHILDREN: A MULTICULTURAL STUDY

农村儿童吸入剂的使用：一项跨文化研究

• 批准号: 7092524
• 负责人: RUTH W EDWARDS
• 金额: $ 41.31万
• 依托单位: COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2002
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2002-09-30 至 2008-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7092524
• 关键词: Asian Americans; Mexican Americans; Native Americans; adolescence (12-20); behavioral /social science research tag; caucasian American; clinical research; community; culture; drug abuse education; drug abuse prevention; human data; human subject; inhalation drug abuse; interview; middle childhood (6-11); parent offspring interaction; peer group; population survey; racial /ethnic difference; rural area; social model

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The prevalence of inhalant use among pre-adolescents in rural ethnic minority and non-minority communities will be examined as well as information on how family, peer, school, community and cultural factors may correlate with inception of inhalant use. The project is multi-dimensional, multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural (American Indian, Mexican- American, African American, Asian American and non-minority) and uses multiple methodologies for achieving its goals. An innovative aspect of this project is that data will be collected both from children, parents and other adults in rural communities where inhalant use has been found to be relatively high (Mexican American, American Indian and non minority) as well as in communities where inhalant use has generally been found to be low (African American and Asian American). Thus, examination of individual risk and protective factors as well as cultural beliefs and practices that may be related to initiation of inhalant use will be possible. The Community Readiness Model posits that community efforts must match the community's level of readiness to deal with the problem in order to be effective. This model will guide development of appropriate resources for communities to utilize at each stage of community readiness. The project has seven interrelated studies: (I) Assessment of Community Readiness in rural and minority communities and Community Readiness workshops to develop culturally appropriate strategies for prevention; (II) Analyses of existing data on inhalant use and correlates among 7th-12th graders; (III) Focus groups with parents and other adults to gather information on parenting styles, cultural values and attitudes, and knowledge of inhalant use issues; (IV, V & VI) Survey to gather information on prevalence and correlates of inhalant use of 4th-8th graders in rural communities with populations of the following ethnicities: (IV) Mexican American, African American and non-minority; (V) non-reservation American Indian; and (VI) Asian American; and (VII) Compilation and evaluation of existing inhalant prevention materials; testing of acceptability and appropriateness of these materials in high risk rural communities; and development of materials where needed. We will then utilize findings of this project to develop a compendium of inhalant prevention resources, materials and strategies appropriate for use in rural and ethnic minority communities based on each community's stage of readiness to address the issue.

描述（由申请人提供）：将检查农村少数民族和非少数民族社区青少年前期吸入剂使用的流行率，以及家庭、同伴、学校、社区和文化因素如何与吸入剂使用的开始相关的信息。该项目涉及多方面、多学科、多文化（美洲印第安人、墨西哥裔美国人、非洲裔美国人、亚裔美国人和非少数族裔），并采用多种方法实现其目标。该项目的一个创新方面是，将从吸入剂使用率相对较高的农村社区（墨西哥裔美国人、美国印第安人和非少数民族）以及吸入剂使用率普遍较低的社区（非洲裔美国人和亚裔美国人）的儿童、父母和其他成年人收集数据。因此，将有可能审查可能与开始使用吸入剂有关的个人风险和保护因素以及文化信仰和习俗。社区准备模型认为，社区的努力必须与社区处理问题的准备程度相匹配，才能有效。这一模式将指导开发适当的资源，供社区在社区准备的每个阶段使用。 该项目有七项相互关联的研究：（一）评估农村和少数民族社区的社区准备情况，并举办社区准备讲习班，以制定文化上适当的预防战略;（二）分析关于吸入剂使用的现有数据以及7 - 12年级学生之间的相互关系;（三）与父母和其他成年人组成重点小组，收集关于父母教养方式、文化价值观和态度的信息，和对吸入剂使用问题的了解;（四、五和六）进行调查，以收集关于以下族裔人口的农村社区四至八年级学生使用吸入剂的流行率和相关因素的信息：（四）墨西哥裔美国人、非洲裔美国人和非少数族裔;（五）非保留地的美国印第安人;和（六）亚裔美国人;和（VII）汇编和评价现有的预防吸入性物质材料;测试这些材料在高风险农村社区的可接受性和适当性;以及在需要时编制材料。 然后，我们将利用该项目的调查结果，根据每个社区解决这一问题的准备阶段，编制一份适合农村和少数民族社区使用的吸入剂预防资源、材料和战略简编。