Community Participation in Tobacco Control in a Nigerian Setting

Egbe, Catherine O.; Petersen, Inge; Meyer-Weitz, Anna

doi:10.1080/14330237.2013.10820628

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“…The findings of the study also showed that socialization practices can and do create an acceptance of tobacco from a young age due to the norm of sending minors to buy and/or sell tobacco products [ 27 ]. While it is culturally acceptable for children to do errands for older adults, sending them to buy cigarettes becomes a socialization process for them to normalize the use of tobacco products and actually experiment it.…”

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An exploratory study of the socio-cultural risk influences for cigarette smoking among Southern Nigerian youth

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BackgroundThe increase in smoking prevalence in developing countries including Nigeria has been mainly blamed on the aggressive marketing strategies of big tobacco companies. There is a paucity of research on other socio-cultural risk factors for smoking among the youth. The main objective of this study is to explore and describe socio-cultural risk factors influencing cigarette smoking among the youth in Southern Nigeria.MethodsA total of 27 respondents (5 community leaders, 4 political analysts and 18 young cigarette smokers) were interviewed using a semi-structured interview guide. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was used to analyse the data.ResultsSocial-cultural practices fuelling early usage and exposure of children to cigarettes and the promotional activities of tobacco companies were identified as possible factors influencing youth’s smoking behaviour in Southern Nigeria.ConclusionTobacco control policies should include cultural interventions to modify current traditional practices and social norms which fuel the use of tobacco in the society. Such interventions must target specific groups, subpopulations and subcultures more exposed to the cultural risk influences for smoking.

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“…Over ninety percent of the young smokers (n = 16) interviewed had as minors been sent on such errands to buy cigarettes for older members of their community. However, as noted in Egbe et al [ 27 ], this cultural trend will be difficult to change but this can be given a try by using traditional political structures.…”

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An exploratory study of the socio-cultural risk influences for cigarette smoking among Southern Nigerian youth

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“…Furthermore, the interference of the tobacco industry and related economic gains (taxes and employment opportunities) have hampered tobacco control; hence, tobacco cessation services are rarely available at the population level in many developing countries. Though studies have assessed quit intentions and attempts, determinants of quit attempts, and eventually tobacco cessation, these have been studied among sub-populations such as adolescents, undergraduates or patients [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] . Studies that have assessed quit intentions and attempts, in the general population, have mostly been in HICs [17][18][19][20][21] .…”

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Correlates of quit intentions among current Nigerian smokers: Evidence from the 2012 Global Adult Tobacco Surveys (GATS)

Iken¹,

Cadmus²,

Ahmed³

2020

Tob. Prev. Cessation

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INTRODUCTION Approximately 3.1 million people use tobacco in Nigeria contributing to the burden of tobacco-related morbidity and mortality. However, many tobacco users who have tried to quit have been unable to do so at the first try, but may succeed or give up after multiple attempts. The transtheoretical model helps by classifying those with quit intentions into preparation, contemplation and precontemplation stages. These assist in the development of targeted interventions towards smokers in each stage for more effective results. There is limited evidence about cessation and quitting behaviour in the Nigerian context. This study aimed to explore the factors related to the intention to quit among current tobacco smokers in Nigeria using the transtheoretical model. METHODS The study was a secondary data analysis of the Nigeria 2012 Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS). The survey included non-institutionalized men and women aged ≥15 years. Data were analysed using SPSS version 21. The primary outcome variable was smoking quit intention. The correlates of quit intentions were determined for a p<0.05. RESULTS A total of 429 current smokers were mostly in precontemplation (64.7%) while 14.9% were in the preparation stage. Exposure to anti-tobacco media messages was associated with increased quit attempts, however, knowledge about the harmful effects of tobacco was associated with fewer quit intentions. Very few had access to cessation therapy and none had accessed a quitline. Male respondents were 9 times more likely to have a quit intention compared to females (OR=9.615; 95% CI: 1.449-1.478). Respondents with primary education were nearly three times more likely to have quit intentions than those with tertiary education (OR=2.991; 95% CI: 2.930-3.053). CONCLUSIONS While attention is on smoking prevention, most smokers in Nigeria are not considering quitting. There is a need for targeted interventions to reach smokers at various stages. AFFILIATION

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“…Greaves et al (2006) also argue that there has been little integration of women and gender considerations in smoking research, policy and programs. Egbe et al (2013) claim that current policy makers often fail to design a policy with specific at risk sub-populations in mind 4 • These scholars point out that the broad policy aims within South Africa have been rather generic and gender neutral, focusing on issues such as taxation, regulation (see Asare, 2009), health promotion, prevention and cessation (see Ayo-Yusuf and Szymanski, 2010), claiming that these efforts are positioned at attempting to benefit the general population by reducing exposure to smoking. One does not suggest that issues of regulation (see Barbeau, 2004) and general health promotion are not vital.…”

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Where there is Smoke, there is Fire: Young Female Smokers at a Tertiary Institute

Naidu

Zulu²

2016

The Oriental Anthropologist: A Bi-annual International Journal

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Community Participation in Tobacco Control in a Nigerian Setting

Cited by 6 publications

References 10 publications

An exploratory study of the socio-cultural risk influences for cigarette smoking among Southern Nigerian youth

An exploratory study of the socio-cultural risk influences for cigarette smoking among Southern Nigerian youth

Correlates of quit intentions among current Nigerian smokers: Evidence from the 2012 Global Adult Tobacco Surveys (GATS)

Where there is Smoke, there is Fire: Young Female Smokers at a Tertiary Institute

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