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• Good response rates
• High efficacy
• Targeted factors differ between

different ethnic groups in different destinations

• NICE guidance recommends

research into needs of ethnic minority groups & highlights need for equitable health care delivery

• Ethnic minority groups not

targeted by Guernsey’s Tobacco Control Strategy

• Investigate the attitudes within two migrant groups (Portuguese and

Latvians) on Guernsey towards smoking

• Explore factors affecting smoking cessation within these migrant

groups

• Use health behaviour theory to consider how to address the factors

highlighted

• Examine the attitudes of public health policy makers towards the

ability, necessity and value of providing tailored services

• Consider the implications of the study for public health interventions

Qualitative study design Recruitment problems led to changes to methodology Snowball sampling

Semi-structured interviews

• 10 Portuguese

participants

• 10 Latvian

participants

• 3 PH policy makers

Content analysis of interview transcriptions Theory of Planned Behaviour as theoretical lens

• Reason for migration affects how migrants interact

with destination country

• Economic migrants exhibit lower levels of

acculturation

• Migrants seeking permanent residence display

higher levels of acculturation

• Cultural background has the greatest impact on

attitudes towards health behaviours

• Insufficient data to evidence that migrants in

Guernsey are high risk groups in relation to smoking prevalence or inequalities in health

• Inadequate evidence to justify developing tailored

interventions rather than applying population level smoking measures