College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, University of Guam, Mangilao, GU 96923, USA.
Population Sciences in the Pacific Program (Cancer Prevention in the Pacific), University of Hawai'i Cancer Center, Oahu, HI 96813, USA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Sep 26;20(19):6832. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20196832.
The present study examined types of scenarios in which Guam youths are offered tobacco-namely, combustible cigarettes and e-cigarettes-and betel (areca) nut. We conducted 10 focus groups with public middle school students ( = 34) from Guam. Results suggested that the types of offer scenarios of combustible cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and betel nut referenced by the students fall into two categories-direct-relational offers and indirect-contextual offers. The results also suggested that both categories of offer scenarios were more likely to occur in school rather than in other locations such as the home. Family members were more likely to make offers than other types of people. Indirect-contextual offers were more easily avoidable depending on the substance offered, the location where the offer took place, and the person making the offer. Based on the findings, we provide brief suggestions on developing a school-based prevention curriculum focused on training young adolescents from Guam on ways to resist offers of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and betel nut.
本研究调查了向关岛青少年提供烟草——即可燃香烟和电子烟——和槟榔(槟榔)的情况。我们对关岛的公立中学学生(= 34 人)进行了 10 个焦点小组讨论。结果表明,学生提到的可燃香烟、电子烟和槟榔的提供情况类型分为两类:直接关系型和间接背景型。结果还表明,这两类提供情况更有可能发生在学校而不是家庭等其他地方。与其他类型的人相比,家庭成员更有可能提供帮助。根据提供的物质、提供地点和提供人的不同,间接背景型的帮助更容易避免。根据研究结果,我们就如何培养关岛青少年抵制香烟、电子烟和槟榔提供的方法,提供了一个基于学校的预防课程的简要建议。