Donna Shelley|Marianne C. Fahs|Roberta Scheinmann|Susan D. Swain|Jiaojie Qu|Dee Burton
Acculturation and Tobacco Use Among Chinese Americans
New York Academy of Medicine|New School|New York Academy of Medicine|New School|New York Academy of Medicine|New School|New York Academy of Medicine|New School|New York Academy of Medicine|New School|New York Academy of Medicine|New School
objectives examined relationship acculturation tobacco use behaviors among chinese americans methods using chineselanguage instrument based validated questions several national surveys conducted inperson householdbased interviews 712 representative adults aged 1874 years results observed smoking prevalence 29 men 4 women predictors smoking cessation included 35 years older high level tobaccorelated knowledge acculturation positively associated history never smoking younger 35 years high level tobaccorelated knowledge conclusions acculturation positively associated never smoking among men smoking cessation however knowledge tobaccorelated health risks associated results indicate need languagespecific educational interventions