Journal article

Generation smoke-free: Protective factors for never smoking among young First Nations peoples aged 10–15 years in the Next Generation Youth Wellbeing Study

Christina L Heris, Simon Graham, Robyn Williams, Aryati Yashadhana, Katiska Davis, Justine Whitby, Ted Fields, Michelle O’Leary, Emily Banks, Christopher D McKay, Francine Eades, Rebecca Ivers, Grace Joshy, Lina Gubhaju, Bette Liu, Tabassum Rahman, Sandra Eades

First Nations Health and Wellbeing - The Lowitja Journal | Elsevier BV | Published : 2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.fnhli.2025.100078

Abstract

Purpose In Australia, smoking accounts for half of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (First Nations) deaths aged ≥45 years. Regular smoking is more common among First Nations than non-Indigenous peoples in Australia. Smoking primarily commences during adolescence and young adulthood. Preventing uptake is important for long-term health outcomes. This study aimed to identify the protective factors that support young people to be smoke-free, to inform prevention programs and strategies. Methods The ‘Next Generation Youth Wellbeing Study’ is a mixed-methods cohort study. It includes First Nations adolescents aged 10–24 years and living in urban, rural and remote communities in central Au..

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Keywords

3.2 Interventions To Alter Physical and Biological Environmental Risks
Pediatric Research Initiative
Rural Health
Clinical Research
2.3 Psychological, Social and Economic Factors
32 Biomedical and Clinical Sciences
Tobacco Smoke and Health
42 Health Sciences
3.1 Primary Prevention Interventions To Modify Behaviours Or Promote Wellbeing
Respiratory
Behavioral and Social Science
4206 Public Health
3202 Clinical Sciences
3213 Paediatrics
3 Good Health and Well Being
Prevention
Health Disparities and Racial Or Ethnic Minority Health Research
Tobacco
Social Determinants of Health
Health Disparities
4203 Health Services and Systems
Stroke