Improving Aboriginal Maternal Health by Strengthening Connection to Culture, Family and Community.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
; 17(24)2020 12 17.
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ABSTRACT
(1) Background:
To explore the function of smoking in Aboriginal women's lives from a trauma-informed, women-centred approach in order to inform the design of a culturally meaningful smoking cessation program for women living in the Pilbara, Western Australia; (2)Methods:
Qualitative and Community Based Participatory Action Research (CBPAR) was used to discover what Aboriginal women know about smoking, the specific contextual issues that influence their smoking, and what community supports are available to help them quit smoking. Inductive analysis was used to determine key themes; (3)Results:
25 Aboriginal women (smokers, non-smokers, and ex-smokers) participated in focus groups or individual interviews. Women smoked to deal with stress, trauma and for maintaining social connections. Women who stopped smoking did so on their own when the reason was important enough or when they saw alternative ways of living. Creating safe places to bring women together to yarn about women's business and link with health services was identified as critical to support women to stop smoking.Conclusions:
Strategies to address smoking need to bring community, culture and health together in a meaningful way for women and their families; build on existing community strengths; and educate communities about the effects of smoking, and health professionals about how to support women to stop smoking.Palabras clave
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Conductas Relacionadas con la Salud
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Fumar
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Cese del Hábito de Fumar
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Nativos de Hawái y Otras Islas del Pacífico
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Asistencia Sanitaria Culturalmente Competente
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Salud Materna
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Año:
2020
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Article