Recall of anti‐tobacco advertising and information, warning labels and news stories in a national sample of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander smokers

Nicholson, Anna; Borland, Ron; Sarin, Jasmine; Wallace, Sharon; Sterren, Anke E van der; Stevens, Matthew; Thomas, D.

doi:10.5694/mja14.01628

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“…In general, targeted messages are indicated where beliefs and sources of motivation differ from those in the general population 25 . Elsewhere in this supplement, we report that beliefs about harm to others appear particularly motivating, 26 and that smokers who recalled more targeted or local targeted advertising were more likely to hold these beliefs 27 …”

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Predictors of wanting to quit in a national sample of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander smokers

Nicholson

Borland

Davey

et al. 2015

Medical Journal of Australia

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Objective: To describe factors that predict wanting to quit smoking in a national sample of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Design, setting and participants: The Talking About The Smokes (TATS) project used a quota sampling design to recruit participants from communities served by 34 Aboriginal community‐controlled health services and one community in the Torres Strait. Baseline survey data were collected from 1643 current smokers between April 2012 and October 2013. Main outcome measure: Wanting to quit smoking. Results: More than two‐thirds of smokers (70%) said they want to quit. Many factors were associated with wanting to quit, including past quitting activity. Interest in quitting was lower among men and smokers from economically disadvantaged areas, but there was no difference by age, remoteness or other measures of economic disadvantage. Attitudes and beliefs negatively associated with wanting to quit included enjoying smoking and believing quitting to be very difficult, and those positively associated included regretting ever starting to smoke, perceiving that local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community leaders disapprove of smoking, believing non‐smokers set a good example to children, worrying about future smoking‐related health effects and believing quitting to be beneficial. Reporting support from family and friends was predictive of wanting to quit, but factors related to smoking in the social network were not. Associations with health and wellbeing were mixed. While most tobacco control policy exposure variables were positively associated with wanting to quit, two — receiving advice to quit from a health professional, and recall of targeted anti‐tobacco advertising — appeared to have an effect that extended beyond influencing relevant attitudes and beliefs. Conclusion: Interest in quitting among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander smokers appears to be influenced by a broad range of factors, highlighting the importance of taking a comprehensive approach to tobacco control. Advice from health professionals and targeted advertising appear to be important intervention strategies.

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confidence: 92%

Predictors of wanting to quit in a national sample of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander smokers

Nicholson

Borland

Davey

et al. 2015

Medical Journal of Australia

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“…Elsewhere in this supplement, we show that more community members from sites with dedicated tobacco control resources had been advised to quit, 18 recalled noticing cigarette pack warning labels, 19 made quit attempts 20 and used stop‐smoking medicines 21 than those from sites without dedicated resources. However, there were no such significant differences for wanting to quit, 22 smoke‐free homes, 23 recalling advertising and news stories about smoking and quitting, 19 and personal attitudes towards smoking 24 …”

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confidence: 88%

Tobacco control policies and activities in Aboriginal community‐controlled health services

Davey

Hunt

Foster

et al. 2015

Medical Journal of Australia

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Objectives: To describe tobacco control policies and activities at a nationally representative sample of Aboriginal community‐controlled health services (ACCHSs). Design, setting and participants: The Talking About The Smokes (TATS) project used a quota sampling design to recruit 34 ACCHSs around Australia. Between April 2012 and October 2013, a representative at each ACCHS completed a survey about the service's tobacco control policies and activities. Questions about support for smoke‐free policies were also included in the TATS project survey of 2435 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members of the communities served by the ACCHSs. Main outcome measures: ACCHS tobacco control policies and activities. Results: Thirty‐two surveys were completed, covering 34 sites. Most ACCHSs (24/32) prioritised tobacco control “a great deal” or “a fair amount”, and all services had smoke‐free workplace policies. Most had staff working on tobacco control and had provided tobacco control training within the past year. A range of quit‐smoking information and activities had been provided for clients and the community, as well as extra smoking cessation support for staff. There was strong support for smoke‐free ACCHSs from within the Aboriginal communities, with 87% of non‐smokers, 85% of ex‐smokers and 77% of daily smokers supporting a complete ban on smoking inside and around ACCHS buildings. Conclusions: The high level of commitment and experience within ACCHSs provides a strong base to sustain further tobacco control measures to reduce the very high smoking prevalence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations.

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“…A national survey of 47 organisations, including primary health services, reported that community responses to messages targeting Indigenous Australians positively exceeded the organisations' expectations . Indigenous Australian smokers demonstrated good recall of anti-tobacco messages (Gould et al 2013a;Nicholson et al 2015a) and these messages were associated with intentions to quit smoking (Nicholson et al 2015b). This may be mediated by increased perceptions of the threat from smoking and reflective motivation (Nicholson et al 2015a).…”

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“…Indigenous Australian smokers demonstrated good recall of anti-tobacco messages (Gould et al 2013a;Nicholson et al 2015a) and these messages were associated with intentions to quit smoking (Nicholson et al 2015b). This may be mediated by increased perceptions of the threat from smoking and reflective motivation (Nicholson et al 2015a). However, messages in isolation may not provide the opportunity, nor improve the capability of Indigenous smokers to quit, thus they should be supported by primary healthcare approaches.…”

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Getting over the shock: taking action on Indigenous maternal smoking

Gould

Cadet‐James

Clough

2016

Aust. J. Prim. Health

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Abstract.Smoking rates are slow to decline among pregnant Indigenous women. One in two pregnant Indigenous Australian women is a tobacco smoker compared with one in eight in the non-Indigenous population. The National Close the Gap strategy ambitiously aims to reduce Indigenous smoking prevalence to half by 2018, but this goal is unlikely to be achieved. Evidence is growing to better inform targeted strategies for Indigenous pregnant women based on national and international studies. It is proposed to be an appropriate time to refine translational approaches for anti-tobacco messages and cessation support in this population, rather than waiting for further empirical research before making these essential changes. Systemic barriers to Indigenous pregnant women receiving equitable primary health care have been identified, are remediable, and urgently require addressing. These barriers include: (1) lack of subsidised access to suitable oral forms of nicotine replacement therapy; (2) lack of clinician training in the complex area of management of maternal Indigenous smoking; and (3) lack of targeted health promotion programs addressing the psychosocial challenges that Indigenous women face. In the interim, translational strategies to target tobacco control and cessation in pregnant Indigenous women need to be based on current evidence.

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Recall of anti‐tobacco advertising and information, warning labels and news stories in a national sample of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander smokers

Cited by 15 publications

References 42 publications

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Getting over the shock: taking action on Indigenous maternal smoking

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