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Characterising the Smoking Status and Quit Smoking Behaviour of Aboriginal Health Workers in South Australia

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  • Lauren Maksimovic

    (Cancer Council South Australia, P.O. Box 929, Unley BC, South Australia 5061, Australia)

  • Catherine Paquet

    (Social Epidemiology and Evaluation Research Group, School of Population Health, University of South Australia, City East Campus, North Terrace, G.P.O. Box 2471, CEA-01, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia)

  • Mark Daniel

    (Social Epidemiology and Evaluation Research Group, School of Population Health, University of South Australia, City East Campus, North Terrace, G.P.O. Box 2471, CEA-01, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia)

  • Harold Stewart

    (Cancer Council South Australia, P.O. Box 929, Unley BC, South Australia 5061, Australia)

  • Alwin Chong

    (Aboriginal Health Council SA, P.O. Box 981, Unley, South Australia 5061, Australia)

  • Peter Lekkas

    (Social Epidemiology and Evaluation Research Group, School of Population Health, University of South Australia, City East Campus, North Terrace, G.P.O. Box 2471, CEA-01, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia)

  • Margaret Cargo

    (Social Epidemiology and Evaluation Research Group, School of Population Health, University of South Australia, City East Campus, North Terrace, G.P.O. Box 2471, CEA-01, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia)

Abstract

The study objectives were to characterise the smoking status and quit smoking behaviour of Aboriginal Health Workers (AHWs) in South Australia (SA), Australia; and identify the psychosocial, socio-demographic, and household smoking characteristics that distinguish smokers from quitters and never smokers. A self-reported cross-sectional survey was completed by AHWs in SA. Non-parametric statistics were used for inferential analyses. Eighty-five AHWs completed surveys representing a response rate of 63.0%. The prevalence of current smokers was 50.6%. Non-smokers (49.5%) included quitters (22.4%) and never smokers (27.1%). Smoking status did not differ by gender or geographic location. Of current smokers, 69.0% demonstrated a readiness to quit and 50.0% had made at least one quit attempt in the last 12 months. Compared to quitters and never smokers, current smokers expressed lower emotional wellbeing, and three times as many resided with another smoker. Quitters had the highest levels of perceived social support and part-time employment. A high proportion of AHWs who smoke desire, and are ready to quit. Individual, social and household factors differentiated smokers from non-smokers and quitters. Social support, and relationships and structures that favour social support, are implicated as necessary to enable AHWs who smoke to act on their desire to quit smoking.

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  • Lauren Maksimovic & Catherine Paquet & Mark Daniel & Harold Stewart & Alwin Chong & Peter Lekkas & Margaret Cargo, 2013. "Characterising the Smoking Status and Quit Smoking Behaviour of Aboriginal Health Workers in South Australia," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 10(12), pages 1-14, December.
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    1. Johnston, Vanessa & Thomas, David P., 2008. "Smoking behaviours in a remote Australian Indigenous community: The influence of family and other factors," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 67(11), pages 1708-1716, December.
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