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Gender Differences in Drug Offers of Rural Hawaiian Youths: A Mixed-Methods Analysis
Scott K Okamoto1, Stephen Kulis, Susana Helm
1Hawai'i Pacific University, Honolulu, HI, USA.
Abstract:
This study examined the gender differences in drug-offer situations of Native Hawaiian youths in rural communities. Youths from seven middle or intermediate schools (N 194) on the Big Island of Hawai'i completed a survey that focused on the drug offers they had received. Multivariate and bivariate analyses indicated that the girls received significantly more drug offers than did the boys in the sample and found it more difficult to refuse drugs in such situations. Qualitative data gathered from communities in the survey's sampling frame elucidated the quantitative findings. Limitations of the study and implications for prevention practice are discussed.
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