Smoking Among Chinese Americans
Behavior, Knowledge, and Beliefs
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Objectives. This report describes and examines factors significantly associated with smoking among Chinese Americans, using multiple logistic regression methods. Methods. We conducted a population-based survey (n = 644, age = 40–69 years) in Chicago's Chinatown using a Chinese questionnaire based on the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). Results. Smoking prevalence was 34% for males and 2% for females. Some 93% of current smokers had smoked regularly for 10 or more years. Low education (odds ratio [OR] = 2.41; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.31, 4.46), use of a non-Western physician or clinic for health care (OR = 2.64; 95% CI = 1.46, 4.80), and no knowledge of early cancer warning signs and symptoms (OR = 2.52; 95% CI = 1.35, 4.70) were significantly associated with smoking among men. Conclusions. The male prevalence of smoking is higher than those reported in California, the NHIS, and the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS); exceeds the rate for African Americans aged 18 years and older; is comparable with the rate for African American males aged 45 to 64 years; and is far above the Healthy People 2010 target goal of less than 12%. Multisite surveys and smoking cessation campaigns in Chinese are needed
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System · Confidence interval · Environmental health · Logistic regression · National Health Interview Survey · Odds ratio · Population · Public health · Residence · Smoking cessation · Demography · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Pediatric health and respiratory diseases · School Health and Nursing Education · Smoking Behavior and Cessation · Gerontology
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