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Tobacco Use Among Arab Immigrants Living in Colorado.
- Source :
- Journal of Transcultural Nursing; Mar2017, Vol. 28 Issue 2, p179-186, 8p
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Purpose: The authors determined the prevalence of smoking among Arab immigrants living in Colorado. The authors also evaluated the relationship between acculturation and tobacco use, including both cigarettes and hookah among Arab immigrants. Method: A cross-sectional survey of 100 adult Arab immigrants living in Colorado was carried out. Results: The results revealed that 19% of the study participants were current cigarette smokers and 21% were current hookah smokers. Participants who were more integrated into Arab culture were more likely to use tobacco products (p = .03) and to have family members (p = .02) and friends who use tobacco products (p = .007). Conclusions: Acculturation plays a major role in affecting the health habits of Arab immigrants living in Colorado, especially in the area of hookah smoking. Implications for Practice: Understanding some culturally relevant predictors of tobacco use might assist health care providers in designing successful smoking cessation programs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ACCULTURATION
ARABS
CONCEPTUAL structures
STATISTICAL correlation
CULTURE
FACTOR analysis
IMMIGRANTS
RESEARCH methodology
QUESTIONNAIRES
REGRESSION analysis
STATISTICAL sampling
SELF-evaluation
SMOKING
SMOKING cessation
STATISTICS
SURVEYS
TOBACCO
LOGISTIC regression analysis
STATISTICAL power analysis
EFFECT sizes (Statistics)
CROSS-sectional method
DATA analysis software
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10436596
- Volume :
- 28
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Transcultural Nursing
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 121217357
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1043659615617512