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“It Needs a Full-Time Dedicated Person to Do This Job in Our Local Communities with Our Aboriginal Health Services”—Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Practitioners Perspectives on Supporting Smoking Cessation during Pregnancy

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العنوان: “It Needs a Full-Time Dedicated Person to Do This Job in Our Local Communities with Our Aboriginal Health Services”—Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Practitioners Perspectives on Supporting Smoking Cessation during Pregnancy
المؤلفون: Mersha, Amanual Getnet, Maddox, Raglan, Maidment, Sian, Booth, Kade, Briscoe, Karl, Hussein, Paul, Longbottom, Hayley, Bar-Zeev, Yael, Kennedy, Michelle
المساهمون: The University of Newcastle. College of Health, Medicine & Wellbeing, School of Medicine and Public Health
بيانات النشر: MDPI AG
سنة النشر: 2022
المجموعة: NOVA: The University of Newcastle Research Online (Australia)
مصطلحات موضوعية: aboriginal health practitioners, aboriginal health workers, smoking cessation, smoking in pregnancy, tobacco control
الوصف: Background: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women deserve improved smoking cessation support. Aboriginal health workers (AHW) and practitioners (AHP) can be central to the provision of culturally safe smoking cessation care (SCC). The objective of this study is to explore attitudes and the perceived role of AHWs/AHPs toward providing SCC to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pregnant women. Method: A mixed-method study using quantitative and qualitative data was conducted among AHW/AHPs in 2021 across Australia. Descriptive and analytical statistics were used to characterise AHWs’/AHPs’ attitudes towards SCC and to evaluate the factors associated with perceptions of who is best placed to provide SCC. Results: From the total AHW/AHP workforce, 21.2% (223) completed the survey. Less than half (48.4%) believed that AHW/AHP were best placed to provide SCC for pregnant women. The majority believed that group-based supports (82.5%) and cultural support programs (63.7%) were the best strategies to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pregnant women to quit smoking. Conclusion: This study highlights the need to enhance SCC offered to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pregnant women. A targeted workforce dedicated to smoking cessation should be resourced, including funding, standardised training, and ongoing SCC support tailored to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pregnant women.
نوع الوثيقة: article in journal/newspaper
اللغة: English
تدمد: 1661-7827
Relation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Vol. 20, Issue 1, no. 28; http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1480235; uon:50461
الاتاحة: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1480235
رقم الانضمام: edsbas.5C1C6E1E
قاعدة البيانات: BASE