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Observational Study
. 2018 Feb-Mar;66(2):133-140.
doi: 10.1080/07448481.2017.1399893. Epub 2018 Feb 1.

Clearing the air: American Indian tribal college students' exposure to second hand smoke & attitudes towards smoke free campus policies

Christina M Pacheco  1 , Anthony Wellever  2 , Niaman Nazir  3 , Joseph Pacheco  2 , Kelly Berryhil  2 , Babalola Faseru  2   3 , Charles Barnes  2   4   5 , Christine M Daley  2   3 , Won S Choi  3
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Observational Study

Clearing the air: American Indian tribal college students' exposure to second hand smoke & attitudes towards smoke free campus policies

Christina M Pacheco et al. J Am Coll Health. 2018 Feb-Mar.

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine knowledge, awareness, and support for campus smoke-free policies.

Participants: 1,256 American Indian tribal college students from three tribal colleges in the Midwest and Northern Plains.

Methods: Data are from an observational cross-sectional study of American Indian tribal college students, collected through a web-based survey.

Results: Only 40% of tribal college students reported not being exposed to second hand smoke in the past 7 days. A majority of nonsmokers (66%) agreed or strongly agreed with having a smoke-free campus, while 34.2% of smokers also agreed or strongly agreed. Overall, more than a third (36.6%) of tribal college students were not aware of their campus smoking policies.

Conclusions: Tribal campuses serving American Indian students have been much slower in adopting smoke-free campus policies. Our findings show that tribal college students would support a smoke-free campus policy.

Keywords: American Indian; campus tobacco free policies; second-hand smoke; tribal campuses.

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