Tobacco Use Among Arab American Youth
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Smoking Cessation, Tobacco Consumers |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Pulmonary / Respiratory Diseases |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 14 - 18 |
| Updated: | 4/2/2016 |
| Start Date: | May 2000 |
| End Date: | April 2005 |
Arab American Youth: Tobacco Use and Intervention
Michigan has the 10th highest smoking rate in the nation. Smoking rates are also very high
in the Middle East and in Arab American families. The purpose of this study is to learn
about tobacco use in Michigan Arab American youth ages 14 to 18. The study will evaluate why
some young people start smoking and others do not. The study will also test an educational
program designed to encourage young people to either quit tobacco use or to avoid it.
in the Middle East and in Arab American families. The purpose of this study is to learn
about tobacco use in Michigan Arab American youth ages 14 to 18. The study will evaluate why
some young people start smoking and others do not. The study will also test an educational
program designed to encourage young people to either quit tobacco use or to avoid it.
Cigarette smoking is the chief avoidable cause of death and disease in Michigan, the United
States, and the world. In 1996, 25.9% of the Michigan adult population smoked cigarettes;
Michigan has the 10th highest smoking rate in the nation. When the indirect costs of lost
income due to smoking-related illnesses and premature death are added to the cost of medical
care, tobacco use costs Michigan citizens more than $2.6 billion per year (Michigan
Department of Community Health (MDCH), 1996). Contributing to tobacco use statistics in
Michigan is a rapidly growing Arab American immigrant population. Studies have shown
cigarette smoking rates in Middle-Eastern adolescents range from 33% to 58%. This study will
examine cultural, personal, social, and environmental forces operating in Arab American
youths at risk for habitual tobacco use. The study will also test the effects of a smoking
cessation/prevention intervention on smoking behavior.
The settings for this study are the Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services
(ACCESS) Teen Health Center, which services almost 2,500 youth visits each year, and local
high schools with a significant population of Arab American youth. The majority of the
people served by the clinic are poor, under-educated, live in extended families of 3 to 5
adults, are immigrants, and speak Arabic as a first language. A total of 4,000 adolescents
over 14 years old will be asked to provide information on demographic and cultural
variables, self-esteem, stress, family and peer tobacco use, intention to use tobacco,
history of tobacco use, initial stage of change, and perceived health.
Youths with the highest risk for tobacco use will be randomly assigned to either a Modified
Project Toward No Tobacco Use (Project TNT) intervention or a wait list control group.
Project TNT, the precursor to the Arab American-specific modified Project TNT, was designed
to target the primary causes of tobacco use among adolescents and has been shown to be
effective in diverse cultural groups. The modified Project TNT consists of weekly 40-minute
sessions with a health educator over 4 weeks. Bilingual health educators will deliver the
intervention in a small group (four to six adolescents) or classroom context. Follow-up data
will be collected at 3, 6, and 12 months after the program is completed. Youth assigned to
the wait list control group will participate in the modified Project TNT after the Month 6
follow-up data is collected from the first group.
States, and the world. In 1996, 25.9% of the Michigan adult population smoked cigarettes;
Michigan has the 10th highest smoking rate in the nation. When the indirect costs of lost
income due to smoking-related illnesses and premature death are added to the cost of medical
care, tobacco use costs Michigan citizens more than $2.6 billion per year (Michigan
Department of Community Health (MDCH), 1996). Contributing to tobacco use statistics in
Michigan is a rapidly growing Arab American immigrant population. Studies have shown
cigarette smoking rates in Middle-Eastern adolescents range from 33% to 58%. This study will
examine cultural, personal, social, and environmental forces operating in Arab American
youths at risk for habitual tobacco use. The study will also test the effects of a smoking
cessation/prevention intervention on smoking behavior.
The settings for this study are the Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services
(ACCESS) Teen Health Center, which services almost 2,500 youth visits each year, and local
high schools with a significant population of Arab American youth. The majority of the
people served by the clinic are poor, under-educated, live in extended families of 3 to 5
adults, are immigrants, and speak Arabic as a first language. A total of 4,000 adolescents
over 14 years old will be asked to provide information on demographic and cultural
variables, self-esteem, stress, family and peer tobacco use, intention to use tobacco,
history of tobacco use, initial stage of change, and perceived health.
Youths with the highest risk for tobacco use will be randomly assigned to either a Modified
Project Toward No Tobacco Use (Project TNT) intervention or a wait list control group.
Project TNT, the precursor to the Arab American-specific modified Project TNT, was designed
to target the primary causes of tobacco use among adolescents and has been shown to be
effective in diverse cultural groups. The modified Project TNT consists of weekly 40-minute
sessions with a health educator over 4 weeks. Bilingual health educators will deliver the
intervention in a small group (four to six adolescents) or classroom context. Follow-up data
will be collected at 3, 6, and 12 months after the program is completed. Youth assigned to
the wait list control group will participate in the modified Project TNT after the Month 6
follow-up data is collected from the first group.
Inclusion Criteria
- Self-identify as Arab American
- Attend a teen health clinic or high school
- 9th grade students who agree to provide profile data
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