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Acculturation and cigarette smoking among pregnant Hispanic women residing in the United States

Authors :
Detjen, M. Gabrielle
Nieto, F. Javier
Trentham-Dietz, Amy
Fleming, Michael
Chasan-Taber, Lisa
Source :
The American Journal of Public Health. Nov, 2007, Vol. 97 Issue 11, p2040, 8 p.
Publication Year :
2007

Abstract

Objectives. We explored whether higher levels of acculturation were associated with higher rates of cigarette smoking among pregnant Hispanic women residing in the United States. Methods. We evaluated data from the Latina Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Study, a prospective study of 1231 Hispanic prenatal care patients conducted from 2000 to 2004 in Massachusetts. Self-reported data on acculturation, cigarette smoking, and covariates were collected by bilingual interviewers using a questionnaire. We conducted logistic regression multivariate analyses to examine the impact of acculturation level on the odds of smoking. Results. Overall, 21% of women reported smoking during pregnancy. Acculturation was associated with elevated smoking rates in pregnant Hispanic women. US-born Hispanic women who preferred English had more than twice the odds of smoking compared with Puerto Rican or foreign-born Hispanic women who preferred Spanish (odds ratio [OR]=2.76, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.36, 5.63). Conclusions. Our findings suggest that higher-acculturated Hispanic women living in the United States are more likely to smoke cigarettes during pregnancy than are less-acculturated Hispanic women. These results will inform interventions aimed at reducing cigarette smoking during pregnancy among US Hispanic women. (doi:10.2105/AJPH.2006.095505)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00900036
Volume :
97
Issue :
11
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
The American Journal of Public Health
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsgcl.171136060