Perceived racial/ethnic harassment and tobacco use among African American young adults.
We examined the association between perceived racial/ethnic harassment and tobacco use in 2129 African American college students in North Carolina. Age-adjusted and multivariate analyses evaluated the effect of harassment on daily and less-than-daily tobacco use. Harassed participants were twice as likely to use tobacco daily (odds ratio = 2.01; 95% confidence interval=1.94, 2.08) compared with those with no reported harassment experiences. Experiences of racial/ethnic harassment may contribute to tobacco use behaviors among some African American young adults.
Bennett
Gary G
GG
Harvard School of Public Health and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Center for Community-Based Research, 44 Binney St, SM256, Boston, MA 02115, USA. gbennett@hsph.harvard.edu
Wolin
Kathleen Yaus
KY
Robinson
Elwood L
EL
Fowler
Sherrye
S
Edwards
Christopher L
CL
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009657:North Carolina / Q000453:epidemiology; D011287:Prejudice; D012919:Social Behavior; D012938:Social Perception; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology*