Study of the social factors contributing to youth smoking in an Inuit community / by Michelle, Doucette.

• Main Author: Doucette, Michelle Marie
• Other Authors: Montelpare, William
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2007
• Subjects: Inuit youth - Tobacco use; Smoking - Inuit youth; Northern Canada; Arctic; Canada; Ritchie; inuit
• Online Access: http://knowledgecommons.lakeheadu.ca/handle/2453/3779

Inuit people in the Canadian Arctic have the highest rates of tobacco use of any population in Canada. On average, 70% of Inuit people use tobacco (Godel, 2006; Health Canada, 2005b; Ritchie & Reading 2003). This study investigated tobacco use among Inuit youth. Using a mixed methodology the res...