Smoking cessation practices among ethnic minorities. A case for ethnically-tailored smoking cessation services in Lagos State, Nigeria
Background In Nigeria, smoking rates are higher among ethnic groups in Northern Nigeria. Lagos state is the commercial nerve center of the most populous nation in Africa, and draws people of different ethnicities seeking economic gain. There is a large group of Hausa people in Lagos state. Some stu...
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doaj-b26e775233e04f42b457e313e8b844a32020-11-25T00:02:55ZengEuropean PublishingTobacco Induced Diseases1617-96252018-03-0116110.18332/tid/8427584275Smoking cessation practices among ethnic minorities. A case for ethnically-tailored smoking cessation services in Lagos State, NigeriaOluwakemi Odukoya0Muili Olaleye1Tolulope Kotey2College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Department of Community Health and Primary Care, NigeriaCollege of Medicine, University of Lagos, Department of Community Health and Primary Care, NigeriaLagos University Teaching Hospital, Department of Community Health, NigeriaBackground In Nigeria, smoking rates are higher among ethnic groups in Northern Nigeria. Lagos state is the commercial nerve center of the most populous nation in Africa, and draws people of different ethnicities seeking economic gain. There is a large group of Hausa people in Lagos state. Some studies have cited higher smoking rates among ethnic minorities, however cessation efforts targeted at ethnic minorities in Nigeria are suboptimal. This study aimed at assessing cessation practices and preferences among smokers in the Hausa community of Idi-Araba in Mushin local government, Lagos State. Methods The was a descriptive cross-sectional community-based study that used a snowball sampling technique to select 157 current cigarette smokers interviewed using pretested Modified version of the Global Adult Tobacco Survey tool. Results All the respondents were of the Hausa ethnic group and practiced Islam, 24.1% had either no formal education or Islamic education only and 38% could not read and write. More than half (52.9%) had ever tried quitting and were ready to quit, primarily for health and economic reasons. Knowledge of the harmful effects of tobacco use was poor and significantly associated with intention to quit. (p< 0.05). Only 6.8% had ever received professional help with quitting. Many were more willing to receive and pay for help from a traditional healer rather than a trained health professional. Conclusions Ethnically tailored smoking cessation services are needed for this group of smokers. Training of traditional healers to identify and offer ethnically tailored smoking cessation services may be considered.http://www.journalssystem.com/tid/Smoking-cessation-practices-among-ethnic-minorities-A-case-for-ethnically-tailored,84275,0,2.htmlWCTOH |
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Smoking cessation practices among ethnic minorities. A case for ethnically-tailored smoking cessation services in Lagos State, Nigeria |
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Smoking cessation practices among ethnic minorities. A case for ethnically-tailored smoking cessation services in Lagos State, Nigeria |
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Smoking cessation practices among ethnic minorities. A case for ethnically-tailored smoking cessation services in Lagos State, Nigeria |
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Smoking cessation practices among ethnic minorities. A case for ethnically-tailored smoking cessation services in Lagos State, Nigeria |
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Smoking cessation practices among ethnic minorities. A case for ethnically-tailored smoking cessation services in Lagos State, Nigeria |
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smoking cessation practices among ethnic minorities. a case for ethnically-tailored smoking cessation services in lagos state, nigeria |
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Background
In Nigeria, smoking rates are higher among ethnic groups in
Northern Nigeria. Lagos state is the commercial nerve center of the most
populous nation in Africa, and draws people of different ethnicities seeking
economic gain. There is a large group of Hausa people in Lagos state. Some
studies have cited higher smoking rates among ethnic minorities, however
cessation efforts targeted at ethnic minorities in Nigeria are suboptimal. This study aimed at assessing
cessation practices and preferences among smokers in the Hausa community of Idi-Araba
in Mushin local government, Lagos State.
Methods
The
was a descriptive cross-sectional community-based study that used a snowball
sampling technique to select 157 current cigarette smokers interviewed using pretested
Modified version of the Global Adult Tobacco Survey tool.
Results
All the
respondents were of the Hausa ethnic group and practiced Islam, 24.1% had
either no formal education or Islamic education only and 38% could not read and
write. More than half (52.9%) had ever tried quitting and were ready to quit,
primarily for health and economic reasons. Knowledge of the harmful effects of
tobacco use was poor and significantly associated with intention to quit.
(p< 0.05). Only 6.8% had ever received professional help with quitting. Many
were more willing to receive and pay for help from a traditional healer rather
than a trained health professional.
Conclusions
Ethnically
tailored smoking cessation services are needed for this group of smokers. Training
of traditional healers to identify and offer ethnically tailored smoking
cessation services may be considered. |
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