title: Non-medical prescription sedative use among adult Latina mothers and daughters.
abstract: This study examines correlates of non-medical prescription sedative, tranquilizer, and hypnotics use (hereafter NPSU) among a non-clinical, community-based sample of adult Latina mother-daughter dyads. Participants were 316 Latina mothers and daughters enrolled in a study of intergenerational transmission of drug abuse and HIV/AIDS risk behaviors in South Florida. Interviewers administered a questionnaire containing study variables such as age, education, time in the U.S., Spanish language proficiency, health insurance status, wellness behaviors, perceived health condition, alcohol use, NPSU, and other drug use. Correlates of NPSU across mothers and daughters were determined using a dyadic model analysis. Daughters' health status, age, wellness, and illicit drug use were associated with mothers' NPSU. Mothers who reported being uninsured, having higher levels of education, and indicating poorer health statuses reported more NPSU. Daughters' wellness behaviors, age, illicit drug use, and insurance status were associated with their NPSU. Insured mothers and mothers who engaged in illicit drug use had daughters who reported more NPSU. The study's findings provide a modest understanding of family dynamics surrounding NPSU, and it suggests that as women age and their perceived health status worsens, their NPSU may increase.
authors.affiliation: Center for Research on US Latinos HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA. patria.rojas@fiu.edu
authors.forename: Patria
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rojas
authors.affiliation: Center for Research on US Latinos HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA.
authors.forename: Frank R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Dillon
authors.affiliation: Center for Research on US Latinos HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA.
authors.forename: Gira J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Ravelo
authors.affiliation: Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Malow
authors.affiliation: Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.affiliation: Center for Research on US Latinos HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA.
authors.forename: Mario R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: De La Rosa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001519:Behavior; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida / Q000208:ethnology; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009035:Mothers; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives