Center for Research on U.S. Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse (CRUSADA), Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th Street, AHC5-425, Miami, FL 33199, USA.
Center for Research on U.S. Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse (CRUSADA), Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th Street, AHC5-425, Miami, FL 33199, USA; Department of Health Promotion & Disease Prevention, Robert Stempel College of Public, Health and Social Work, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th Street, AHC5-411, Miami, FL 33199, USA.
Addict Behav. 2020 Jul;106:106352. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106352. Epub 2020 Feb 20.
Despite important research advances on the alcohol use behaviors of Latinx immigrants, the bulk of existing evidence has focused on alcohol use patterns after immigrant's arrival to the US. The present study examines pre- to post immigration alcohol use trajectories among Latinx immigrants of diverse national origins throughout their first decade in the United States.
Data for this longitudinal study was collected between 2007 and 2017. At baseline, retrospective pre-immigration alcohol use data was collected on 527 Cuban, South American and Central American participants ages 18-34 who immigrated to the US less than one year prior. Three subsequent follow-up assessments over the past 10 years have collected data on post-immigration alcohol use.
Overall decreases in pre- to post-immigration alcohol use were found. Gender, income, and national origin were associated with distinct drinking patterns after immigration.
Findings underscore the importance of examining pre-immigration experiences among Latinx immigrants, in addition to longitudinal alcohol use patterns after immigration. This knowledge is important not only from an epidemiological perspective, but for the development of effective culturally relevant alcohol interventions targeting Latinx immigrants early in the immigration process.
尽管有关拉丁裔移民饮酒行为的重要研究进展，但现有大量证据主要集中在移民抵达美国后的饮酒模式上。本研究考察了来自不同原籍国的拉丁裔移民在抵达美国后的头十年中的饮酒轨迹。
本纵向研究的数据收集于 2007 年至 2017 年之间。在基线时，对 527 名年龄在 18-34 岁之间的古巴、南美和中美洲参与者进行了回顾性的移民前饮酒数据收集，这些参与者在过去一年中移民到美国。在过去的 10 年中进行了三次后续随访评估，收集了移民后的饮酒数据。
总体上发现移民前到移民后的饮酒量减少。性别、收入和原籍国与移民后的饮酒模式有关。
研究结果强调了除了移民后饮酒的纵向模式外，还需要研究拉丁裔移民的移民前经历。这方面的知识不仅从流行病学的角度来看很重要，而且对于在移民过程的早期针对拉丁裔移民制定有效的、具有文化相关性的酒精干预措施也很重要。
