Nganampa Health Council, Alice Springs, Northern Territory.
Aust N Z J Public Health. 2010 Jul;34 Suppl 1:S71-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2010.00557.x.
To estimate daily cigarette consumption among residents aged 15+ in five remote central Australian predominantly Aboriginal communities.
Estimation of average daily cigarette consumption derived from a 12-month (2007) complete sales audit of cigarettes in isolated communities where no other tobacco supplies are available, using two assumptions of smoking prevalence (50% and 70%).
Across the five communities, daily smoking consumption averaged 8.3 cigarettes per day (assuming a 50% smoking prevalence) or 5.9 cigarettes per day (assuming a 70% smoking prevalence). The corresponding amounts spent per smoker per day were $4.13 or $2.95, representing 12.7%-9.1% of the maximum $453.30 per fortnight unemployment allowance for a single person.
While smoking prevalence may be high in these Aboriginal communities, smoking frequency is low compared to that in the wider Australian community. These results are consistent with other studies. Approaches to cessation premised on assumptions of nicotine dependence in such populations are likely to be misconceived.
估算五个偏远的澳大利亚中部主要为原住民社区中 15 岁及以上居民的日均香烟消耗量。
利用两种吸烟率假设（50%和 70%），对孤立社区中（这些社区没有其他烟草供应）为期 12 个月（2007 年）的香烟完整销售审计数据进行分析，从而估算日均香烟消耗量。
在这五个社区中，日均吸烟量分别为 8.3 支（假设吸烟率为 50%）或 5.9 支（假设吸烟率为 70%）。每个吸烟者每天的相应支出为 4.13 澳元或 2.95 澳元，分别占单人最高每两周 453.30 澳元失业救济金的 12.7%-9.1%。
尽管这些原住民社区的吸烟率可能较高，但与澳大利亚更广泛的社区相比，吸烟频率较低。这些结果与其他研究一致。基于这些人群对尼古丁依赖的假设而提出的戒烟方法可能存在误解。
