Correlates of smoking cessation among Filipino immigrant men.
A survey on tobacco use among 318 Filipino immigrant men aged 40-75 years was conducted in Los Angeles, California. Those who reported more English language use with their family, friends and neighbors (OR = 1.31) and who lived in households with complete smoking prohibition (OR = 3.82) were more likely to be successful in quitting smoking. Those who endorsed more positive beliefs on physical and social consequences of smoking (OR = 0.69) and who had mostly smoking friends (OR = 0.37) were less likely to be successful in quitting smoking. Our findings suggest that prohibiting smoking in households, creating social networks of non-smokers, and education or counseling are important components of a smoking cessation intervention for Filipino immigrant men.
Garcia
Gabriel M
GM
Department of Health Sciences, College of Health & Social Welfare, University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK 99508-4614, USA. gabrieljmgarcia@uaa.alaska.edu
Romero
Romina A
RA
Maxwell
Annette E
AE
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001213:Asian / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002140:California / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D015141:Los Angeles / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D016017:Odds Ratio; D010679:Philippines / Q000208:ethnology; D012309:Risk-Taking; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012944:Social Support; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology