Characteristics associated with smoking in a Hispanic sample |
| |
Authors: | Denise Rodríguez-Esquivel Theodore V. Cooper Julie Blow Michelle R. Resor |
| |
Affiliation: | 1. Prevention Research Center, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, 2150 Shattuck Ave, Suite 601, Berkeley, CA 94704, United States of America;2. Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco, 3333 California St., Suite 265, San Francisco, CA 94118, United States of America;3. Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Francisco, 401 Parnassus Ave., San Francisco, CA 94143, United States of America;1. Department of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA;2. NIAAA''s Clinical Investigations Group (NCIG), Division of Medications Development, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Bethesda, MD, USA |
| |
Abstract: | Although general smoking prevalence has declined, similar declines have not been observed in some underserved populations. For example, groups such as ethnic minorities, individuals with psychiatric diagnoses, those with a history of substance use, and weight concerned smokers have not shown comparable reductions. The goal of this study is to create a profile of Hispanic smokers in the El Paso/Juárez area and identify predictors of smoking. In this cross-sectional study, these variables were assessed in 160 English-speaking Hispanic volunteers. Participants completed measures of tobacco use, nicotine dependence, weekly alcohol consumption, acculturation, depressive symptomatology, weight concern, and drug use. Expired carbon monoxide and body composition were also assessed. Participants were light smokers with low levels of nicotine dependence and expired carbon monoxide, a significant number of past quit attempts, and limited use of cessation aids. Significant characteristics associated with smoking included male gender, use of mental health services, increasing number of drinks per week, and lifetime use of illicit drugs. These findings suggest substance use and psychiatric comorbidity are associated with smoking in this population and may be barriers to quitting. These factors should be considered in developing culturally-sensitive tobacco cessation interventions for Hispanic smokers, particularly those residing on the U.S./México border. |
| |
Keywords: | |
本文献已被 ScienceDirect 等数据库收录! |
|