Epidemiology of Cigarette and Smokeless Tobacco Use among South Asian Immigrants in the Northeastern United States.
Epidemiology of Cigarette and Smokeless Tobacco Use among South Asian Immigrants in the Northeastern United States.
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DOI：
10.1155/2011/252675
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发表时间：
2011
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通讯作者：
Dipaola RS
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作者：
Delnevo CD;Steinberg MB;Hudson SV;Ulpe R;Dipaola RS
作为当今世界上最可预防的死亡原因，有必要了解增长最快的民族/种族群体之一的烟草使用情况。我们探讨在新泽西州和东北部南亚人使用烟草使用补充目前的人口调查香烟和无烟烟草（ESTA）。总体而言，南亚人的烟草使用率与人口相似或更低。然而，在新泽西州，南亚男性的吸烟率最高（2.7%），在东北部，相对于非白色男性，白色男性（AOR = 5.8，95% CI = 3.7-9.4）和南亚男性（AOR = 4.0，95% CI = 1.5-10.6）的当前吸烟率显著更高。南亚人的烟草使用情况并不相同;巴基斯坦人在吸烟者中所占比例过高，而印度人在吸烟者中所占比例过高。考虑到南亚国家之间和内部的烟草使用差异，有必要对数据进行分类，以了解烟草使用行为，从而制定有效的戒烟干预措施。
As the most preventable cause of death in the world today, understanding tobacco use among one of the fastest growing ethnic/racial groups is warranted. We explore cigarette and smokeless tobacco (SLT) use among South Asians in NJ and the Northeast using the Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey. Overall, tobacco use rates among South Asians were similar or lower than the population. However, in NJ, South Asian males had the highest SLT rate (2.7%) and in the Northeast, White (AOR = 5.8, 95% CI = 3.7–9.4) and South Asian males (AOR = 4.0, 95% CI = 1.5–10.6) had significantly higher odds of current SLT use relative to non-White males. Tobacco use among South Asians was not homogeneous; Pakistanis are overrepresented among cigarette smokers while Indians are overrepresented among SLT users. Given the differential tobacco use among and within South Asian, disaggregating data to understand tobacco use behaviors is necessary to develop effective interventions for tobacco cessation.