Smoking behaviour and attitudes of Hungarian Roma and non-Roma population towards tobacco control policies

Edit Paulik (), László Nagymajtényi, Douglas Easterling and Todd Rogers

International Journal of Public Health, 2011, vol. 56, issue 5, 485-491

Abstract: Tobacco control policies are a proven strategy for denormalizing smoking and discouraging initiation. This strategy has important potential for Roma communities because of their high rates of tobacco use. However, this study shows that the Roma are resistant the efforts to limit smoking. Changing these attitudes will require targeted public health interventions that take into account not only the lower educational levels of the Roma, but also their cultural beliefs regarding tobacco. Copyright Swiss School of Public Health 2011

Keywords: Tobacco control; Roma minority; Attitudes; Hungary (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-011-0252-x

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