Substance abuse among inner-city Hispanic women: exploring resiliency.
OBJECTIVE
To identify factors that prevent drug abuse among young Hispanic women living in inner cities and to acquire ideas for preventive strategies.


METHODS
Qualitative interviews of focus group participants to explore perceptions about drug use.


METHODS
An urban location adjacent to a neighborhood health clinic.


METHODS
Twenty-four young Hispanic women recruited from an inner-city prenatal clinic.


METHODS
Identification of themes that trigger or deter drug use. Acquisition of preliminary knowledge required for further development of data collection instruments and design of interventions for use with inner-city Hispanic women.


RESULTS
Identified six themes through qualitative data analysis of interview narratives.


CONCLUSIONS
Compared themes with existing theoretical models and described implications for nursing practice.
Lindenberg
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Department of Women and Children, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322.
Gendrop
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Nencioli
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Adames
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D003625:Data Collection; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D012380:Role; D012934:Social Isolation; D012945:Social Values; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D014505:Urban Population