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Health Education Research, Vol. 16, No. 2, 143-156, April 2001
© 2001 Oxford University Press

Smoking amongst UK Bangladeshi adolescents aged 14–15

W. A. Markham, K. Featherstone1,, A. Taket2,, E. Trenchard-Mabere3, and M. Ross4,

School of Education, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT,
1 Department of Social Sciences, University of Cardiff, Cardiff CF10 3WT,
2 Faculty of Health (Southwark Campus), South Bank University, London SE1 0AA,
3 Bedfordshire Health Promotion Agency, Bedford MK40 2AW and
4 Health Promotion and Community Involvement, East London and The City Health Authority, London E1 1RD, UK

This paper reports on an investigation into smoking amongst 14- to 15-year-old Bangladeshis living in an UK inner city locality. A survey using self-completion questionnaires was undertaken in conjunction with focus group discussions. The survey of 316 Bangladeshi adolescents was conducted to determine smoking prevalence. Regular smoking was more common amongst Bangladeshi males (39%) than amongst Bangladeshi females (11%). Thirty-one people (17 females and 14 males) took part in seven focus groups (four female and three male) which were conducted in schools (six) and youth clubs (one). Focus group discussions were conducted to examine what smoking means to Bangladeshi teenagers and factors which influence why they do or do not smoke. Differences between what smoking means to Bangladeshi females and males are identified which arise from perceived social norms and cultural values, and greatly influence smoking uptake. However, many of the reasons why Bangladeshi adolescents continue to smoke, stop smoking or never smoke appear similar to those identified in other studies with largely white adolescents. Factors underpinning adolescent choices together with the implications of the study findings for the development of smoking prevention initiatives for inner city Bangladeshi teenagers are discussed.


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