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Perceptions of Smoking Cessation Programs in Rural Appalachia

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: OBJECTIVES: To identify perspectives on smoking cessation programs in Appalachian Kentucky, a region with particularly high smoking rates and poor health outcomes. METHODS: Insufficient existing research led us to conduct 12 focus groups (smokers and nonsmokers) and 23 key informant interviews. RESULTS: Several findings previously not described in this high-risk population include (1) transition from pro-tobacco culture toward advocacy for tobacco cessation approaches, (2) region-specific challenges to program access, and (3) strong and diverse social influences on cessation. CONCLUSIONS: To capitalize on changes from resistance to support for smoking cessation, leaders should incorporate culturally appropriate programs and characteristics identified here.

Source: American Journal of Health Behavior

DOI: 10.5993/ajhb.36.3.8

Author: Tina Kruger

Institution: Indiana State University

Language: English

Topic: Smoking Behavior and Cessation

Subfield: Physiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities