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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Association between exposure to household cigarette smoking behavior and cigarette smoking in Hispanic adults: Findings from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos
Preventive Medicine, Volume 77, Year 2015
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Background: Cigarette smoking behavior is highly determined by social influences during childhood and adolescence. This phenomenon has not been fully evaluated in the Hispanic/Latino population. Purpose: To examine the association between exposure to household cigarette smoking behavior (HCSB) and adult cigarette smoking among a diverse Hispanic/Latino population living in four US urban centers. The effect of acculturation on cigarette smoking was also evaluated. Methods: Data from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) (n. = 13,231, ages 18-74. years, collected between March 2008 and June 2011) were analyzed using logistic regression. Results: HCSB exposure was an independent risk factor for adult current cigarette smoking in Hispanic/Latinos (OR 1.7; 95% CI 1.4, 2.1) after controlling for relevant confounders including socio-demographic and cultural factors. Cubans and Puerto Ricans had the highest prevalence of HCSB exposure (59% and 47% respectively) and highest prevalence of current cigarette smoking (26% and 32%) compared with other Hispanic/Latino groups, (p < .01). Conclusions: Our data suggest that exposure to HCSB in Hispanics/Latinos living in the US is an independent predictor of adult cigarette smoking, and this association appears to be strongest in Cubans and Puerto Ricans. © 2015 Elsevier Inc.
Authors & Co-Authors
Deloukas, Panos C.
United States, New York
Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
Bangdiwala, Shrikant I.
United States, Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Barr, RGraham
United States, New York
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
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Citations: 6
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 9
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Doi:
10.1016/j.ypmed.2015.04.011
ISSN:
00917435
Research Areas
Maternal And Child Health
Substance Abuse
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study