Indian Youth Speak about Tobacco: Results of Focus Group Discussions with School Students

Autor/inn/en	Mishra, Arima; Arora, Monika; Stigler, Melissa H.; Komro, Kelli A.; Lytle, Leslie A.; Reddy, K. Srinath; Perry, Cheryl L.
Titel	Indian Youth Speak about Tobacco: Results of Focus Group Discussions with School Students
Quelle	In: Health Education & Behavior, 32 (2005) 3, S.363-379 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1090-1981
DOI	10.1177/1090198104272332
Schlagwörter	Private Schools; Intervention; Smoking; Formative Evaluation; Focus Groups; Foreign Countries; Health Promotion; Prevention; Grade 6; Grade 8; Public Schools; Parent Influence; Peer Influence; Student Attitudes; Government Role; Knowledge Level; Health Behavior; India + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Private school; Privatschule; Rauchen; Ausland; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Prävention; Vorbeugung; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Schülerverhalten; Wissensbasis; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Indien
Abstract	This article discusses the findings of Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) that were conducted as a formative assessment for Project MYTRI (Mobilizing Youth for Tobacco Related Initiatives in India), a randomized, multicomponent, school-based trial to prevent and control tobacco use among youth in India. Forty-eight FGDs were conducted with students (N = 435) in sixth and eighth grades in six schools in Delhi, India. Key findings include: (a) students in government schools reported as "consumers" of tobacco, whereas students in private schools reported as "commentators"; (b) parents and peers have a strong influence on youth tobacco use; (c) chewing "gutkha" is considered less harmful and more accessible than smoking cigarettes; (d) schools are not promoting tobacco control activities; and (e) students were enthusiastic about the role government should play in tobacco control. These findings are being used to develop a comprehensive intervention program to prevent and control tobacco use among Indian youth. (Contains 1 figure and 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10