Examining Trends of Cigarette Smoking Amongst Syrian Refugees During Their First Two Years in Canada
| Autor: | Oda, Anna, Beukeboom, Carolyn, Bridekirk, Jonathan, Bayoumi, Ahmed, Hynie, Michaela, Al Mhamied, Adnan, Hamidian, Arman, Issa, Anas, Kuo, Ben C.H., Agic, Branka, Ahmad, Farah, Hyndman, Jennifer, Hanley, Jill, Rummens, Joanna Anneke, Qasim, Kashmala, Sherrell, Kathy, McKenzie, Kwame, Saad, Lana, Abdullah, Lina, Khalaf, Mahi, Diaz, Marcela, Massijeh, May, Awwad, Mona, Arya, Neil |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Canada Epidemiology Refugee Logistic regression Cigarette Smoking 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Cigarette smoking Health care Medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Health care providers Depression (differential diagnoses) Refugees 030505 public health Descriptive statistics Syria business.industry Public health Smoking Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Mental health respiratory tract diseases behavior and behavior mechanisms Female 0305 other medical science business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Psychology Publications |
| ISSN: | 1557-1920 |
| Popis: | This brief report explored trends of cigarette smoking among Syrian newcomers in the first two years of resettlement in Canada. 1794 adult Syrian refugees were surveyed about their physical and mental health, and smoking behaviours. Results were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Wilcoxon signed-rank tests, and logistic regressions. Almost 27% of the sample reported cigarette smoking (50% light smokers and 50% moderate/heavy smokers). Light smokers increased and moderate/heavy smokers decreased in the number of cigarettes smoked from year 1 to year 2. Moderate/heavy smokers were more likely to be male and reported higher post-traumatic stress scores, while light smokers reported higher depression scores. Only 14.3% of smokers recalled receiving advice from health care providers in Canada regarding their smoking habits. Healthcare providers should provide tailored advice to everyone who is an active smoker with a specific emphasis on those who have concurrent health issues. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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