title: Social network perspective on alcohol consumption among African American women: a longitudinal analysis.
abstract: The aim of the study was to examine alcohol use in African American women's social networks.
  
  
  
  This was a longitudinal study of African American women and their social networks in Baltimore, MD. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews at a community-based research clinic. Alcohol consumption frequency was assessed by a single question 'How often do you drink alcohol?' with a four-point ordinal rating scale 'never,' 'monthly or less,' '2-4 times a month' and '>2 times a week.' A longitudinal ordinal logistic model was conducted to use 317 African American women's alcohol consumption frequency as a predictor of their social networks' alcohol consumption frequency.
  
  
  
  Results show that African American women's alcohol consumption frequency was a statistically significant predictor of their social network members' alcohol consumption frequency.
  
  
  
  Findings suggest the merit of social network-based approaches to address alcohol use among urban minority populations.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Health, Behavior and Society , Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health , Baltimore , USA.
authors.forename: Cui
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: b Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health , Columbia University , New York , USA.
authors.forename: Jingyan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: a Department of Health, Behavior and Society , Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health , Baltimore , USA.
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Davey-Rothwell
authors.affiliation: a Department of Health, Behavior and Society , Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health , Baltimore , USA.
authors.forename: Carl
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-0643-8586
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Latkin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000367:Age Factors; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000208:ethnology*; D015142:Baltimore; D000073865:Cigarette Smoking / Q000208:ethnology*; D003863:Depression / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008875:Middle Aged; D060756:Social Networking; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000208:ethnology; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
keywords: African American; Alcohol consumption; longitudinal data analysis; social network