期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
卷 56, 期 5, 页码 485-491出版社
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-011-0252-x
关键词
Tobacco control; Roma minority; Attitudes; Hungary
资金
- Fogarty International Center [TW007927-01]
- National Cancer Institute
- National Institutes on Drug Abuse, within the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Objectives To assess the smoking status and support for tobacco control policies among the Roma minority compared with the non-Roma population in Hungary. Methods A cross-sectional survey was delivered among Roma minority and local non-Roma population; 83 Roma and 126 non-Roma people were interviewed. Chi-square tests and logistic regression were applied to compare Roma and non-Roma populations. Results The prevalence of smoking was significantly higher and the support for tobacco control measures was significantly lower in the Roma population. This effect of ethnicity on attitudes toward tobacco control was explained somewhat, but not completely, by the Roma group's higher rate of smoking and lower level of education. Conclusions Tobacco control policies are a proven strategy for denormalizing smoking and discouraging initiation. This strategy has important potential for Roma communities because of their high rates of tobacco use. However, this study shows that the Roma are resistant the efforts to limit smoking. Changing these attitudes will require targeted public health interventions that take into account not only the lower educational levels of the Roma, but also their cultural beliefs regarding tobacco.
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