Abstract
Background: Cigarette smoking behavior is highly determined by social influences during childhood and adolescence. This phenomenon has not been fully evaluated in the Hispanic/Latino population. Purpose: To examine the association between exposure to household cigarette smoking behavior (HCSB) and adult cigarette smoking among a diverse Hispanic/Latino population living in four US urban centers. The effect of acculturation on cigarette smoking was also evaluated. Methods: Data from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) (n. = 13,231, ages 18-74. years, collected between March 2008 and June 2011) were analyzed using logistic regression. Results: HCSB exposure was an independent risk factor for adult current cigarette smoking in Hispanic/Latinos (OR 1.7; 95% CI 1.4, 2.1) after controlling for relevant confounders including socio-demographic and cultural factors. Cubans and Puerto Ricans had the highest prevalence of HCSB exposure (59% and 47% respectively) and highest prevalence of current cigarette smoking (26% and 32%) compared with other Hispanic/Latino groups, (p < .01). Conclusions: Our data suggest that exposure to HCSB in Hispanics/Latinos living in the US is an independent predictor of adult cigarette smoking, and this association appears to be strongest in Cubans and Puerto Ricans.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 35-40 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Preventive medicine |
Volume | 77 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 1 2015 |
Funding
Research reported in this paper is supported by contracts from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI–NIH) to the University of Illinois at Chicago ( N01-HC65236 , M.L. Daviglus, PI), University of North Carolina ( N01-HC65233 ), University of Miami ( N01-HC65234 ), Albert Einstein College of Medicine ( N01-HC65235 ), and San Diego State University ( N01-HC65237 ).
Keywords
- Cigarette smoking
- Ethnocultural groups
- Hispanics
- Household
- Latinos
- Social influences
- Tobacco use
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Epidemiology
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health