Foraker Randi E, Patten Christi A, Lopez Keila N, Croghan Ivana T, Thomas Janet L
Nicotine Research Program, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Prev Med. 2005 Jul;41(1):126-33. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2004.10.018. Epub 2004 Nov 19.
Tobacco use interventions for young adult Latinos have not yet been developed. This qualitative pilot study employed semistructured interviews to assess beliefs and attitudes regarding tobacco use interventions among young adult Latinos.
The size of the individual or group interviews ranged from one to four participants each. Participants were 19 Latino adults (37% female), 18-24 years of age. The interviews were videotaped and transcribed for analysis of common themes.
Use of tobacco in Latino cultures is most common among men, and most prevalent in social situations. Tobacco use is discouraged by and often hidden from elder family members. Participants acknowledged adverse health effects of tobacco use. Barriers to preventing and stopping tobacco use are its acceptance among peers and its use during social situations. Although some Latinos would like to quit, cultural barriers included lack of knowledge, unwillingness to ask for help, and perceived deficiency of Spanish language resources regarding tobacco dependence interventions. Participants lacked understanding of how research might benefit their cultural community.
Cultural attitudes toward tobacco and perceived barriers to quitting will be useful in developing tobacco use interventions for Latinos.
针对年轻成年拉丁裔的烟草使用干预措施尚未开发出来。这项定性试点研究采用半结构化访谈来评估年轻成年拉丁裔对烟草使用干预措施的信念和态度。
个人或小组访谈的规模为每组1至4名参与者。参与者为19名拉丁裔成年人（37%为女性），年龄在18至24岁之间。访谈进行了录像并转录，以分析共同主题。
在拉丁裔文化中，烟草使用在男性中最为常见，在社交场合最为普遍。年长的家庭成员不鼓励使用烟草，且烟草使用情况往往对他们隐瞒。参与者承认烟草使用对健康有不良影响。预防和戒烟的障碍在于同龄人对烟草的接受以及在社交场合中的使用。尽管一些拉丁裔想要戒烟，但文化障碍包括缺乏知识、不愿寻求帮助以及认为缺乏关于烟草依赖干预措施的西班牙语资源。参与者不理解研究如何能使他们的文化社区受益。
对烟草的文化态度以及感知到的戒烟障碍将有助于为拉丁裔开发烟草使用干预措施。
