Uruguayan secondary school students speak up about tobacco: results from focus group discussions in and around Montevideo.

摘要: This qualitative research study investigated intrapersonal, interpersonal, and environmental factors that shape young adolescent tobacco use behaviors in Uruguay. Focus groups were conducted the summer of 2012 fall 2013 four secondary schools Montevideo, Uruguay, including two private public schools. A total focus led each school, composed 4-6 students each, 16 total. Data analysis utilized NVivo software included deductive inductive content analysis. Overwhelmingly, reported onset smoking occurred second year school. The primary intrapersonal found to be universal among respondents identified was a performance groups, garner attention from their peers. Students interviewed most often stated greatest interpersonal for look older, as rite passage, group membership. Environmental cited indicate they smoked during unsupervised time, either at night or around short Uruguayan school day. interviews revealed adolescents had easy access cigarettes purchase through small family owned grocery stores, even though laws exist preventing sale minors. Few differences between strata related cigarette adolescents. do are apparent across gender, there few observed when stratified by Findings this key ecological levels (intrapersonal, environmental) should taken into consideration designing prevention programs youth multiple-component approach which addresses risk all these levels, implemented schools, may particularly well-suited setting.