Acculturation and tobacco use among Chinese Americans.

@article{citeulike:1147855, abstract = {OBJECTIVES: We examined the relationship between acculturation and tobacco use behaviors among Chinese Americans. METHODS: Using a Chinese-language instrument based on validated questions from several national surveys, we conducted in-person, household-based interviews with 712 representative adults aged 18-74 years. RESULTS: Observed smoking prevalence was 29\% for men and 4\% for women. Predictors of smoking cessation included being 35 years and older and having a high level of tobacco-related knowledge. Acculturation was positively associated with a history of never smoking, as was being younger than 35 years and having a high level of tobacco-related knowledge. CONCLUSIONS: Acculturation was positively associated with never smoking among men but not with smoking cessation. However, knowledge of tobacco-related health risks was associated with both. Results indicate a need for language-specific educational interventions.}, address = {Center for Applied Public Health, Division of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City, NY 10032, USA. drs26@columbia.edu}, author = {Shelley, D. and Fahs, M. and Scheinmann, R. and Swain, S. and Qu, J. and Burton, D.}, citeulike-article-id = {1147855}, issn = {0090-0036}, journal = {Am J Public Health}, keywords = {acculturation, asian\_american, smoking}, month = {February}, number = {2}, pages = {300--307}, posted-at = {2007-03-08 18:28:37}, priority = {2}, title = {Acculturation and tobacco use among Chinese Americans.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14759946}, volume = {94}, year = {2004} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1147855 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1147855 N2 - OBJECTIVES: We examined the relationship between acculturation and tobacco use behaviors among Chinese Americans. METHODS: Using a Chinese-language instrument based on validated questions from several national surveys, we conducted in-person, household-based interviews with 712 representative adults aged 18-74 years. RESULTS: Observed smoking prevalence was 29% for men and 4% for women. Predictors of smoking cessation included being 35 years and older and having a high level of tobacco-related knowledge. Acculturation was positively associated with a history of never smoking, as was being younger than 35 years and having a high level of tobacco-related knowledge. CONCLUSIONS: Acculturation was positively associated with never smoking among men but not with smoking cessation. However, knowledge of tobacco-related health risks was associated with both. Results indicate a need for language-specific educational interventions. IS - 2 JF - Am J Public Health SN - 0090-0036 AD - Center for Applied Public Health, Division of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City, NY 10032, USA. drs26@columbia.edu EP - 307 TI - Acculturation and tobacco use among Chinese Americans. VL - 94 SP - 300 KW - acculturation KW - asian_american KW - smoking AU - Shelley, D AU - Fahs, M AU - Scheinmann, R AU - Swain, S AU - Qu, J AU - Burton, D PY - 2004/02// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14759946 ER -