title: Race and Tobacco Use: A Global Perspective.
abstract: These findings suggest that there are no "fixed" racial patterns of tobacco use around the globe. Cross-country differences in tobacco use among races could be modified by cultural influences, domestic tobacco control, or socioeconomic factors. There is need for enhanced efforts to monitor tobacco use by race/ethnicity to identify existing and emerging patterns in tobacco use by race, as well as identify opportunities for interventions. Tailored interventions to reduce tobacco use within different settings and countries may help reduce tobacco use among racial/ethnic minorities. Implementation of comprehensive tobacco control measures could be facilitated by community-based efforts, ensuring that disadvantaged populations are engaged as partners to adapt tobacco control policies and interventions to local contexts and health equity issues.
authors.affiliation: Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; iagaku@cdc.gov.
authors.forename: Israel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Agaku
authors.affiliation: Department of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health, Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization, Washington, DC;
authors.forename: Roberta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Caixeta
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Brazilian National Cancer Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Mirian Carvalho
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: de Souza
authors.affiliation: Department of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health, Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization, Washington, DC;
authors.forename: Adriana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Blanco
authors.affiliation: Department of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health, Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization, Washington, DC;
authors.forename: Anselm
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hennis
mesh_terms: D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D014943:Global Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D012907:Smoking / Q000208:ethnology*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000208:ethnology / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D064424:Tobacco Use / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control