Racial and Ethnic Differences in Current Use of Cigarettes, Cigars, and Hookahs Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Young Adults
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Current Use of Cigarettes, Cigars, and Hookahs Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Young Adults
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DOI：
10.1093/ntr/ntq261
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发表时间：
2011-06-01
影响因子：
4.7
通讯作者：
Horn, Kimberly
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作者：
Blosnich, John R.;Jarrett, Traci;Horn, Kimberly
导言：研究表明，女同性恋者、男同性恋者和双性恋者(即LGB或性少数群体)比他们的异性恋同龄人吸烟更多，但对LGB人群中的异质性，即种族/民族差异了解相对较少。此外，对性少数群体的吸烟研究主要集中在吸烟方面，对其他吸烟形式如水烟/水烟等的关注较少。方法：采用全国大学生大样本，考察不同种族和性取向的大学生吸烟、雪茄/雪茄/丁香香烟和水烟的吸烟率的差异。结果：所有LGB种族群体的吸烟率都高于其异性恋种族群体。与白人和西班牙裔异性恋者相比，白人和西班牙裔LGB吸食水烟的人数明显增加。结论：鉴于性少数群体中多种形式吸烟的较高流行率，性少数群体中的异质性以及多种身份(即种族、民族和性少数)的细微差别，需要有针对性的预防和戒烟努力，以解决这些不同社区的吸烟差异。大学生吸烟行为的预防、干预和流行病学研究应考虑到其他形式的吸烟，如使用水烟。
Introduction: Research demonstrates that lesbians, gays, and bisexuals (i.e., LGBs or sexual minorities) smoke more than their heterosexual peers, but relatively less is known about the heterogeneity within LGB populations, namely racial/ethnic differences. Moreover, smoking research on sexual minorities has focused mainly on cigarette smoking, with little attention to other forms of smoking, such as hookahs/water pipes.Methods: Using a large national sample of college students, we examined differences by race and sexual orientation in prevalence of smoking cigarettes, cigars/cigarillos/clove cigarettes, and hookahs.Results: All LGB racial groups had higher cigarette smoking prevalence than their heterosexual racial group counterparts. Significantly more White and Hispanic LGBs smoked hookahs when compared, respectively, with White and Hispanic heterosexuals.Conclusions: Given the higher prevalence of multiple forms of smoking among sexual minorities, the heterogeneity within sexual minority populations and the nuances of multiple identities (i.e., racial, ethnic, and sexual minority), targeted if not tailored prevention and cessation efforts are needed to address smoking disparities in these diverse communities. Prevention, intervention, and epidemiological research on smoking behaviors among college attending young adults should take into account other forms of smoking, such as hookah use.