Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd NE, GCR 521, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.
Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
J Immigr Minor Health. 2020 Jun;22(3):580-587. doi: 10.1007/s10903-019-00906-5.
This study represents the first effort to examine associations between various measures of acculturation and past 30-day secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure among Vietnamese-Americans in metro-Atlanta, one of the areas with the highest number of Vietnamese-Americans in the U.S. Survey data of 96 Vietnamese-American nonsmoking adults attending health fairs/programs hosted by community-based organizations (2017-2018) were analyzed. Acculturation-related predictors included Vancouver Acculturation Index, language fluency, years in the U.S., and area-level proportion of Asian residents. The sample was an average 37.49 years old and 65.3% female; the average number of years in the U.S. was 18.17 years. Past 30-day SHS exposure was reported by 21.9%. In multiple logistic regressions, the only variable associated with SHS exposure was the number of years living in the U.S. [OR = 0.91, CI = (0.85-0.99), p = 0.02]. Newly-immigrated Vietnamese-Americans have increased SHS exposure risk. Education about smoke-free policies and harmful effects of SHS may benefit this population.
本研究首次考察了在亚特兰大都会区的越南裔美国人中，各种文化适应措施与过去 30 天二手烟（SHS）暴露之间的关联，亚特兰大是美国拥有最多越南裔美国人的地区之一。本研究分析了参加由社区组织举办的健康博览会/项目的 96 名越南裔美国非吸烟成年人的调查数据（2017-2018 年）。与文化适应相关的预测因素包括温哥华文化适应指数、语言流利程度、在美国的居住年限和亚裔居民的地区比例。该样本的平均年龄为 37.49 岁，女性占 65.3%；平均在美国的居住年限为 18.17 年。过去 30 天有 SHS 暴露报告的占 21.9%。在多项逻辑回归中，唯一与 SHS 暴露相关的变量是在美国居住的年限[OR=0.91，CI=(0.85-0.99)，p=0.02]。新移民的越南裔美国人面临更高的 SHS 暴露风险。有关无烟政策和 SHS 有害影响的教育可能使这一人群受益。
