RESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To identify factors that prevent drug abuse among young Hispanic women living in inner cities and to acquire ideas for preventive strategies. DESIGN: Qualitative interviews of focus group participants to explore perceptions about drug use. SETTING: An urban location adjacent to a neighborhood health clinic. PARTICIPANTS: Twenty-four young Hispanic women recruited from an inner-city prenatal clinic. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: 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.
