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Health Education Research Advance Access published online on March 16, 2005
Health Education Research, doi:10.1093/her/cyh020
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Received August 5, 2004
Accepted January 7, 2005

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Determinants of smoking cessation among adolescents in South Africa

Saadhna Panday 1*, S. Priscilla Reddy 2, Robert A. C. Ruiter 3, Erik Bergström 4, and Hein de Vries 1

1 Departments of Health Education and Health Promotion, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands
2 National Health Promotion Research and Development Group, Medical Research Council, PO Box 19070, Tygerberg, 7505, South Africa
3 Departments of Experimental Psychology, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands
4 Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Epidemiology and Public Health Sciences and Department of Clinical Sciences, Pediatrics, Umeå University, Born-och ungdomskliniken, Norrland 5 Universitetssjukhus, S-901 85, Umeå, Sweden

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
Saadhna Panday, E-mail: spanday{at}hsrc.ac.za


  Abstract

Data is required on the motivational determinants of smoking cessation among a multi-ethnic sample of adolescents in South Africa. The I-Change Model was used to explore the determinants of smoking cessation among a sample of 1267 Black African, Colored and White Grade 9-11 monthly smokers and former smokers in the Southern Cape-Karoo region. Across the ethnic groups, former smokers displayed a more positive attitude toward non-smoking, were surrounded by a social environment that was more supportive of non-smoking, displayed higher self-efficacy not to smoke in stressful, routine and social situations, and were more positive about their intention not to smoke in the next year. The I-Change Model can be used to address the cognitions of smoking in a multi-ethnic society like South Africa. However, some ethnic tailoring will be required. Black African students will benefit from a focus on attitudinal cognitions and cultural factors that motivate smoking. Colored students require the involvement of their social environment, while White students will benefit from the development of refusal skills in social situations.


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