The prevalence of substance use among Russian, Somali and Kurdish migrants in Finland: a population-based study

Autor: Essi Salama, Solja Niemelä, Jaana Suvisaari, Tiina Laatikainen, Päivikki Koponen, Anu E. Castaneda
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: BMC Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-018-5564-9
Popis: Abstract Background Substance use is a well-known public health problem, but population-based research on migrants’ substance use in Europe is limited. Factors related to the cultural background and current life situation might influence substance use among migrants. Here, the prevalence of substance use in Russian, Somali and Kurdish migrants in Finland is reported in comparison with the general population, and the associations between substance use and socio-economic and migration-related background factors among migrants are analysed. Methods Cross-sectional data from the Finnish Migrant Health and Wellbeing Study (Maamu) and comparison group data of the general Finnish population (n = 1165) from the Health 2011 Survey were used. The survey participants were of Russian (n = 702), Somali (n = 512), and Kurdish (n = 632) origin. Substance use included self-reported alcohol use within previous 12 months (AUDIT-C questionnaire), current and lifetime daily smoking and lifetime use of cannabis and intravenous drugs. Results Binge drinking was less prevalent among all migrant groups than in the general Finnish population (Russian men 65%, p
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