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Journal article
Giri-nya-la-nha (talk together) to explore acceptability of targeted smoking cessation resources with Australian Aboriginal women
Public Health, Vol.176, pp.149-158
11/2019
PMID: 30392971
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Abstract
Objectives
To engage with health providers and Aboriginal women to understand what educational resources they want and need to support quit smoking attempts during pregnancy in order to develop a comprehensive evidence-based intervention.
Study design
Resources were developed in partnership with Aboriginal people, communities and academics with the aim to be inclusive of diverse communities. We then recruited Aboriginal women of various ages for yarning circles (focus groups) held in three Australian states to explore the acceptability of the resources and seeking further guidance as to the needs of Aboriginal women to support smoking cessation during pregnancy.
Methods
Yarning circles were recorded and transcribed, and data were analysed independently by two researchers. Responses were coded using predetermined themes and further general inductive analysis for emergent themes.
Results
Twenty-four Aboriginal women reflected on the resources they included: one pregnant woman, 15 mothers and eight elders. Predetermined themes of attraction, comprehension, cultural acceptability, graphics and layout, persuasion and self-efficacy were explored. Women suggested the following: resources need to be visually attractive and interactive to enhance self-efficacy; additional scientific content on health consequences of smoking and combining with non-pharmacological approaches to quitting.
Conclusion
Indigenous peoples prefer culturally targeted messages. However, developing effective Aboriginal health promotion requires more than a ‘culturally appropriate’ adaptation of mainstream resources. Consideration needs to be given to the diversity of Aboriginal communities when developing effective, evidence-based interventions. Aboriginal women are calling for innovative and interactive resources that enhance self-efficacy; the use of videos to explain medical and informational brochure content is well received. Requests for non-pharmacological cessation options were reported in New South Wales and Queensland and should be further explored.
Details
- Title
- Giri-nya-la-nha (talk together) to explore acceptability of targeted smoking cessation resources with Australian Aboriginal women
- Creators
- M Bovill - University of Newcastle AustraliaY Bar-Zeev - University of Newcastle AustraliaM Gruppetta - University of Newcastle AustraliaM Clarke - Clarence Specialist CentreK Nicholls - University of Newcastle AustraliaP O'Mara - University of Newcastle AustraliaB Bonevski - University of Newcastle AustraliaJ Reath - Western Sydney UniversityG Gould - University of Newcastle Australia
- Publication Details
- Public Health, Vol.176, pp.149-158
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Grant note
- This work was funded by the University of Newcastle, Hunter Cancer Research Alliance and the New South Wales Ministry of Health. M.B. is supported by the University of Newcastle and Australian Heart Foundation Indigenous Scholarships (#101555). Y.B.-Z. is supported by the University of Newcastle and Hunter Cancer Research Alliance PhD scholarship. G.G. is supported by National Health and Medical Research Council and Cancer Institute New South Wales Early Career Research fellowships (APP1092085 and 15ECF/I-52).
- Identifiers
- 991012958199102368
- Copyright
- © 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of The Royal Society for Public Health. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
- Academic Unit
- School of Health and Human Sciences; Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article