Patient Smoking Cessation Advice by Health Care Providers: The Role of Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, and Health

Autor: Sharina D. Person, Isabel C. Scarinci, Thomas K. Houston, Paul G. Greene
Rok vydání: 2005
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Zdroj: American Journal of Public Health. 95:1056-1061
ISSN: 1541-0048
0090-0036
DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2004.039909
Popis: Objectives. We assessed differences by ethnicity in ever receiving advice from providers to quit smoking. We evaluated whether socioeconomic status and health status were moderators of the association. Methods. We used 2000 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey data, a population-based cross-sectional survey. Results. After adjusting for complex survey design, 69% of the 14089 current smokers reported ever being advised to quit by a provider. Hispanics (50%) and African Americans (61%) reported receiving smoking counseling less frequently compared with Whites (72%, P Conclusion. We found lower rates of smoking cessation advice among ethnic minorities. However, we also found complex interactions of ethnicity with socioeconomic factors.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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