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Smoking amongst UK Bangladeshi adolescents aged 14-15
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posted on 2001-04-01, 00:00 authored by W Markham, K Featherstone, Ann TaketAnn Taket, E Trenchard-Mabere, M RossThis paper reports on an investigation into smoking amongst 14- to 15- year-old Bangladeshis living in an UK inner city locality. A survey using self-completion questionnaires was undertaken in conjunction with focus group discussions. The survey of 316 Bangladeshi adolescents was conducted to determine smoking prevalence. Regular smoking was more common amongst Bangladeshi males (39%) than amongst Bangladeshi females (11%). Thirty-one people (17 females and 14 males) took part in seven focus groups (four female and three male) which were conducted in schools (six) and youth clubs (one). Focus group discussions were conducted to examine what smoking means to Bangladeshi teenagers and factors which influence why they do or do not smoke. Differences between what smoking means to Bangladeshi females and males are identified which arise from perceived social norms and cultural values, and greatly influence smoking uptake. However, many of the reasons why Bangladeshi adolescents continue to smoke, stop smoking or never smoke appear similar to those identified in other studies with largely white adolescents. Factors underpinning adolescent choices together with the implications of the study findings for the development of smoking prevention initiatives for inner city Bangladeshi teenagers are discussed.
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Health Education Research: theory and practiceVolume
16Issue
2Pagination
143 - 156Publisher
Oxford University PressLocation
Oxford, EnglandISSN
0268-1153eISSN
1465-3648Language
engPublication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2001, Oxford University PressUsage metrics
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