Allen Bruce, Unger Jennifer B
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA 90059, USA.
Nicotine Tob Res. 2007 Apr;9(4):447-51. doi: 10.1080/14622200701239647.
Nearly 70% of adult African American smokers smoke menthol cigarettes. More information is needed about the psychological, social, and cultural factors that influence their overwhelming preference for menthol cigarettes. This study examined variables associated with menthol vs. nonmenthol cigarette use among 432 adult African American smokers in Los Angeles, California. Menthol smoking was most prevalent among women, 18-30-year-olds, and employed respondents. Controlling for age and employment, we found that the significant correlates of menthol use among women were parents' menthol smoking, the belief that most African American smokers smoke menthols, and disagreement with the belief that smoking menthol cigarettes is a "Black thing." Among men, the only significant correlate of menthol smoking was the belief that most African American smokers smoke menthols. Results indicate that menthol smoking among adult African Americans is at least partly a consequence of a complex set of social and cultural norms. Further research is needed to understand the reasons why so many African Americans select menthols, as well as the health consequences of these choices.
近70%的成年非裔美国吸烟者吸薄荷醇香烟。对于影响他们对薄荷醇香烟压倒性偏好的心理、社会和文化因素，还需要更多信息。本研究调查了加利福尼亚州洛杉矶432名成年非裔美国吸烟者中与吸薄荷醇香烟和非薄荷醇香烟相关的变量。吸薄荷醇香烟在女性、18至30岁人群以及有工作的受访者中最为普遍。在控制年龄和就业因素后，我们发现女性吸薄荷醇香烟的显著相关因素包括父母吸薄荷醇香烟、认为大多数非裔美国吸烟者吸薄荷醇香烟，以及不同意吸薄荷醇香烟是“黑人的行为”这一观点。在男性中，吸薄荷醇香烟的唯一显著相关因素是认为大多数非裔美国吸烟者吸薄荷醇香烟。结果表明，成年非裔美国人吸薄荷醇香烟至少部分是一系列复杂社会和文化规范的结果。需要进一步研究以了解为何如此多非裔美国人选择薄荷醇香烟，以及这些选择对健康的影响。
