Improving Aboriginal Maternal Health by Strengthening Connection to Culture, Family and Community

Paula Wyndow; Elaine Clifton; Roz Walker

doi:10.3390/ijerph17249461

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Improving Aboriginal Maternal Health by Strengthening Connection to Culture, Family and Community

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Improving Aboriginal Maternal Health by Strengthening Connection to Culture, Family and Community

Paula Wyndow, Elaine Clifton and Roz Walker

International journal of environmental research and public health, Vol.17(24), 9461

2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17249461

PMID: 33348723

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Environmental Sciences & Ecology

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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

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(1) Background: To explore the function of smoking in Aboriginal women's lives from a trauma-informed, women-centred approach in order to inform the design of a culturally meaningful smoking cessation program for women living in the Pilbara, Western Australia; (2) Methods: Qualitative and Community Based Participatory Action Research (CBPAR) was used to discover what Aboriginal women know about smoking, the specific contextual issues that influence their smoking, and what community supports are available to help them quit smoking. Inductive analysis was used to determine key themes; (3) Results: 25 Aboriginal women (smokers, non-smokers, and ex-smokers) participated in focus groups or individual interviews. Women smoked to deal with stress, trauma and for maintaining social connections. Women who stopped smoking did so on their own when the reason was important enough or when they saw alternative ways of living. Creating safe places to bring women together to yarn about women's business and link with health services was identified as critical to support women to stop smoking. Conclusions: Strategies to address smoking need to bring community, culture and health together in a meaningful way for women and their families; build on existing community strengths; and educate communities about the effects of smoking, and health professionals about how to support women to stop smoking.

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Title: Improving Aboriginal Maternal Health by Strengthening Connection to Culture, Family and Community
Authors/Creators: Paula Wyndow - The Kids Research Institute Australia
Elaine Clifton - The Kids Research Institute Australia
Roz Walker - Murdoch University, Ngangk Yira Institute for Change
Publication Details: International journal of environmental research and public health, Vol.17(24), 9461
Publisher: MDPI
Number of pages: 16
Grant note: Australian Government Department of Health; Australian Government; Department of Health & Ageing Activity-H1516G012 / Tackling Indigenous Smoking Innovation
Identifiers: 991005687466907891
Murdoch Affiliation: Ngangk Yira Institute for Change
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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Collaboration types: Domestic collaboration
Citation topics: 1 Clinical & Life Sciences; 1.252 Smoking Cessation; 1.252.74 Smoking Cessation
Web Of Science research areas: Environmental Sciences; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
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