INHALANT USE AMONG RURAL CHILDREN: A MULTICULTURAL STUDY

农村儿童吸入剂的使用：一项跨文化研究

• 批准号: 6921306
• 负责人: RUTH W EDWARDS
• 金额: $ 42.71万
• 依托单位: COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2002
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2002-09-30 至 2007-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6921306
• 关键词: Asian Americans; Mexican Americans; Native Americans; adolescence (12-20); behavioral /social science research tag; caucasian American; clinical research; community; culture; drug abuse education; drug abuse prevention; human data; human subject; inhalation drug abuse; interview; middle childhood (6-11); parent offspring interaction; peer group; population survey; racial /ethnic difference; rural area; social model

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The prevalence of inhalant use among pre-adolescents in rural ethnic minority and non-minority communities will be examined as well as information on how family, peer, school, community and cultural factors may correlate with inception of inhalant use. The project is multi-dimensional, multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural (American Indian, Mexican- American, African American, Asian American and non-minority) and uses multiple methodologies for achieving its goals. An innovative aspect of this project is that data will be collected both from children, parents and other adults in rural communities where inhalant use has been found to be relatively high (Mexican American, American Indian and non minority) as well as in communities where inhalant use has generally been found to be low (African American and Asian American). Thus, examination of individual risk and protective factors as well as cultural beliefs and practices that may be related to initiation of inhalant use will be possible. The Community Readiness Model posits that community efforts must match the community's level of readiness to deal with the problem in order to be effective. This model will guide development of appropriate resources for communities to utilize at each stage of community readiness. The project has seven interrelated studies: (I) Assessment of Community Readiness in rural and minority communities and Community Readiness workshops to develop culturally appropriate strategies for prevention; (II) Analyses of existing data on inhalant use and correlates among 7th-12th graders; (III) Focus groups with parents and other adults to gather information on parenting styles, cultural values and attitudes, and knowledge of inhalant use issues; (IV, V & VI) Survey to gather information on prevalence and correlates of inhalant use of 4th-8th graders in rural communities with populations of the following ethnicities: (IV) Mexican American, African American and non-minority; (V) non-reservation American Indian; and (VI) Asian American; and (VII) Compilation and evaluation of existing inhalant prevention materials; testing of acceptability and appropriateness of these materials in high risk rural communities; and development of materials where needed. We will then utilize findings of this project to develop a compendium of inhalant prevention resources, materials and strategies appropriate for use in rural and ethnic minority communities based on each community's stage of readiness to address the issue.

描述（由申请人提供）：将检查农村少数民族和非少数民族社区的青春期前儿童使用吸入剂的流行情况，以及有关家庭、同伴、学校、社区和文化因素如何与吸入剂开始相关的信息使用。该项目是多维度、多学科、多文化的（美洲印第安人、墨西哥裔美国人、非裔美国人、亚裔美国人和非少数族裔），并使用多种方法来实现其目标。该项目的创新之处在于，将从吸入剂使用率相对较高的农村社区（墨西哥裔美国人、美洲印第安人和非少数族裔）以及吸入剂使用率较高的社区的儿童、父母和其他成年人收集数据。普遍发现使用率较低（非裔美国人和亚裔美国人）。因此，可以对个人风险和保护因素以及可能与开始吸入使用相关的文化信仰和实践进行检查。社区准备模型假设社区的努力必须与社区处理问题的准备水平相匹配才能有效。该模型将指导开发适当的资源供社区在社区准备的每个阶段使用。 该项目有七项相互关联的研究：(I) 农村和少数民族社区的社区准备情况评估和社区准备研讨会，以制定适合文化的预防战略； (II) 对 7 至 12 年级学生吸入剂使用的现有数据和相关性进行分析； (III) 与家长和其他成年人进行焦点小组，收集有关养育方式、文化价值观和态度以及吸入剂使用问题知识的信息； (IV、V 和 VI) 调查收集农村社区 4-8 年级学生吸入剂使用流行率和相关性的信息，其中包括以下种族人口： (IV) 墨西哥裔美国人、非裔美国人和非少数族裔； (V) 非保留美洲印第安人； (VI) 亚裔美国人； （七）现有吸入性预防材料的整理和评价；测试这些材料在高风险农村社区的可接受性和适当性；并在需要时开发材料。 然后，我们将利用该项目的研究结果，根据每个社区解决该问题的准备阶段，制定适合农村和少数民族社区使用的吸入性预防资源、材料和策略的概要。