Bingo halls and smoking: perspectives of First Nations women.
The purpose of this study was to examine bingo halls as a frequent site for exposure to secondhand cigarette smoke for First Nations women in rural communities. Thematic analysis of interviews with key informants, group discussions with young women, and observations in the study communities revealed that smoky bingo halls provided an important refuge from everyday experiences of stress and trauma, as well as increased women's risk for addiction, marginalization, and criticism. The findings illustrate how the bingo economy in isolated, rural First Nation communities influences tobacco use and second-hand smoke exposure, and how efforts to establish smoke-free bingos can be supported.
Bottorff
Joan L
JL
Institute for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention, University of British Columbia Okanagan, 3333 University Way, Kelowna, BC, Canada V1V 1V7. joan.bottorff@ubc.ca
Carey
Joanne
J
Mowatt
Roberta
R
Varcoe
Colleen
C
Johnson
Joy L
JL
Hutchinson
Peter
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Sullivan
Debbie
D
Williams
Wanda
W
Wardman
Dennis
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001955:British Columbia / Q000453:epidemiology; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American; D007899:Leisure Activities / Q000191:economics / Q000523:psychology; D011633:Public Facilities; D012423:Rural Health; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D012931:Social Environment; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects*; D055815:Young Adult
D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution