Smoking among Chinese Americans: Behavior, knowledge, and beliefs

E.S.H. Yu, E.H. Chen, K.K. Kim and S. Abdulrahim

American Journal of Public Health, 2002, vol. 92, issue 6, 1007-1012

Abstract: Objectives. This report describes and examines factors significantly associated with smoking among Chinese Americans, using multiple logistic regression methods. Methods. We conducted a population-based survey (n=644, age=40-69 years) in Chicago's Chinatown using a Chinese questionnaire based on the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). Results. Smoking prevalence was 34% for males and 2% for females. Some 93% of current smokers had smoked regularly for 10 or more years. Low education (odds ratio [OR]=2.41; 95% confidence interval [Cl]=1.31, 4.46), use of a non-Western physician or clinic for health care (OR = 2.64; 95% Cl = 1.46, 4.80), and no knowledge of early cancer warning signs and symptoms (OR = 2.52; 95% Cl = 1.35, 4.70) were significantly associated with smoking among men. Conclusions. The male prevalence of smoking is higher than those reported in California, the NHIS, and the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS); exceeds the rate for African Americans aged 18 years and older; is comparable with the rate for African American males aged 45 to 64 years; and is far above the Healthy People 2010 target goal of less than 12%. Multisite surveys and smoking cessation campaigns in Chinese are needed.

Date: 2002
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