Comparison of personal characteristics, tobacco use, and health states in Chaldean, Arab American, and non-Middle Eastern White adults
| Autor: | Monty Fakhouri, Hikmet Jamil, Virginia Hill Rice, R. Khouri, Omar Baker, Ibrahim Al-Fauori, Haifa Fakhouri, Hasan Al-Omran, Thomas Templin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Epidemiology media_common.quotation_subject Health Status Immigration Health Behavior Ethnic group Islam Christianity Middle East Sex Factors Water Pipe Smoking Environmental health Medicine Humans media_common White (horse) business.industry Public health Racial Groups Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Age Factors Tobacco Use Disorder Middle Aged Former Smoker United States Socioeconomic Factors Marital status Female business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of immigrant and minority health. 11(4) |
| ISSN: | 1557-1920 |
| Popis: | This study compared and contrasted personal characteristics, tobacco use (cigarette and water pipe smoking), and health states in Chaldean, Arab American and non-Middle Eastern White adults attending an urban community service center. The average age was 39.4 (SD = 14.2). The three groups differed significantly (P < .006) on ethnicity, age, gender distribution, marital status, language spoken, education, employment, and annual income. Current cigarette smoking was highest for non-Middle Eastern White adults (35.4%) and current water pipe smoking was highest for Arab Americans (3.6%). Arab Americans were more likely to smoke both cigarettes and the narghile (4.3%). Health problems were highest among former smokers in all three ethnic groups. Being male, older, unmarried, and non-Middle Eastern White predicted current cigarette smoking; being Arab or Chaldean and having less formal education predicted current water pipe use. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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