Department of Political Science and the Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92123, USA.
J Immigr Minor Health. 2010 Apr;12(2):187-97. doi: 10.1007/s10903-009-9228-9. Epub 2009 Feb 10.
This study explores hypotheses linking church attendance to smoking prevalence, cessation, exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), and household smoking bans among Korean immigrants in California.
Data were drawn from telephone interviews with Korean adults (N = 2085) based on a probability sample during 2005-2006 in which 86% of those contacted completed interviews.
Koreans who reported that they had attended church were less likely to be current smokers and to be exposed to ETS, and more likely to have quit smoking and to have a complete smoking ban than non-attenders after statistical controls for behavioral covariates.
Whether or not participants reported attending church was associated with increased tobacco control practices. Public health interventions may profit by seeking to expand cooperation with religious congregations to facilitate efforts to promote healthy lifestyles among immigrant populations beyond the influences of church attendance.
本研究探讨了与教堂出席情况相关的假设，这些假设与吸烟流行率、戒烟、暴露于环境烟草烟雾（ETS）以及加州韩裔移民家庭中的吸烟禁令有关。
数据来源于 2005 年至 2006 年期间通过电话对韩国成年人（N=2085）进行的概率抽样访谈，其中 86%的受访者完成了访谈。
在控制了行为协变量后，报告参加教堂活动的韩国人不太可能是当前吸烟者和接触 ETS，更有可能戒烟和实施全面禁烟。
无论参与者是否报告参加教堂活动，都与增加烟草控制措施有关。公共卫生干预措施可能会受益于寻求扩大与宗教团体的合作，以促进移民群体的健康生活方式，而不仅仅是受教堂出席情况的影响。
