The Smoking Behaviors of Indigenous Taiwanese: Individual and Family/Community Factors of Influence

• Published in: The Journal of Nursing Research Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 12 - 19
• Main Authors: 陳杏雯(Hsing-Wen Chen), 祝年豐(Nain-Feng Chu), 陳興夏(Hsing-Hsia Chen), 葉美玲(Mei-Ling Yeh)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China (Republic : 1949- ) 台灣護理學會 01.03.2014; Copyright by the Taiwan Nurses Association
• Subjects: Adult; Family - psychology; Female; Geography; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Odds Ratio; Population Groups - psychology; Population Groups - statistics & numerical data; Risk Factors; Sex Distribution; Sexual Partners; Smoking - epidemiology; Smoking - psychology; Taiwan - epidemiology; Young Adult; Taiwan; indigenous Taiwanese; 原住民; individual; 個人; smoking; 吸菸; 家庭; family; community; 社區

BACKGROUND:Smoking, a self-selected behavior, is the sixth leading cause of death worldwide. Factors related to smoking in Taiwan’s indigenous Malayo-Polynesian population should be elicited and addressed. PURPOSE:This study examined the relationship between smoking behavior and individual and famil...