Clearing the air: American Indian tribal college students' exposure to second hand smoke & attitudes towards smoke free campus policies. Issue 2 (17th February 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pacheco, Christina M.; Wellever, Anthony; Nazir, Niaman; Pacheco, Joseph; Berryhil, Kelly; Faseru, Babalola; Barnes, Charles; Daley, Christine M.; Choi, Won S.
• Is Part Of: Journal of American college health. Volume 66:Issue 2(2018)
• Page Start: 133
• Page End: 140
• Publication Date: 2018-02-17
• Subjects: American Indian -- campus tobacco free policies -- second-hand smoke -- tribal campuses; College students -- Health and hygiene -- United States -- Periodicals; College students -- Health and hygiene -- Periodicals; College students -- Mental health -- Periodicals; Universities and colleges -- Health promotion services -- Periodicals; 362.10883781980973
• DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2017.1399893
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0744-8481

Abstract

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.