Using Facebook to reduce smoking among Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: a participatory grounded action study

Using Facebook to reduce smoking among Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: a participatory grounded action study

Abstract Background There is limited evidence for the effectiveness of social media to promote healthy behaviour among Indigenous Australians, including to reduce smoking. Social media has significant potential to stimulate interpersonal influence to quit, however an important knowledge gap is how a...

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Main Authors: Marita Hefler, Vicki Kerrigan, Becky Freeman, Gordon Robert Boot, David P. Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Smoking
Social media
Health communication
Qualitative research
Indigenous health
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-6918-7

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