Alcohol Use Among Latinos: A Comparison of Pre-Immigration, Post-Immigration, and US Born Latinos
Alcohol Use Among Latinos: A Comparison of Pre-Immigration, Post-Immigration, and US Born Latinos
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DOI：
10.1007/s10903-011-9498-x
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发表时间：
2012-06-01
影响因子：
1.9
通讯作者：
Schwartz, Seth
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作者：
De La Rosa, Mario;Sanchez, Mariana;Schwartz, Seth
美国出生的拉丁裔美国人的饮酒率高于拉丁裔移民。然而，人们对拉美裔移民到美国之前的饮酒模式知之甚少。这项探索性研究将移民前拉美裔移民与移民后和美国出生的拉美裔移民过去一个月的定期、酗酒和重度饮酒模式进行了比较。移民前过去一个月的饮酒数据是从 516 名近期成年拉丁裔移民中收集的。使用国家汇总数据将结果与美国出生和移民后的拉丁裔进行比较。拉丁裔移民在移民之前的饮酒模式与美国出生的拉丁裔相似。与移民前和美国出生的拉丁裔美国人相比，移民后的拉丁裔美国人的饮酒模式较低。这项研究为进一步探索美国拉丁裔移民到美国之前的饮酒模式奠定了基础。研究结果表明，与移民后的拉丁美洲人的饮酒模式相比，需要更多的研究来揭示拉丁美洲人在移民之前饮酒率较高的潜在因素。
US born Latinos have higher rates of alcohol use than Latino immigrants. Yet, little is known about drinking patterns of Latinos before their immigration to the US This exploratory study compares the past month regular, binge, and heavy alcohol use patterns of Latino immigrants prior to immigration with that of post-immigration and US born Latinos. Data on past month alcohol use prior to immigration was collected from 516 recent adult Latino immigrants. Results were compared with US born and post-immigration Latinos using national aggregate data. Alcohol use patterns among Latino immigrants prior to immigration were similar to that of US born Latinos. Alcohol use patterns were lower among Latinos after immigration when compared to pre-immigration and US born Latinos. This study provides a foundation for further exploration of the drinking patterns of Latinos in the US before they immigrated to this country. Findings suggest more research is needed to uncover the underlying factors associated with the higher rates of alcohol use among Latinos prior to their immigration when compared to alcohol use patterns of post-immigration Latinos.