Public Health Forum
Volume 23, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 85-87

The development of smoking behaviour in the context of migration to Germany [Die Entwicklung des Rauchverhaltens im Kontext der Migration nach Deutschland] (Article)

Reiss K.* , Spallek J. , Razum O.
  • a Universität Bielefeld, Fakultät für Gesundheitswissenschaften, AG 3 - Epidemiologie and International Public Health, Postfach 10 01 31, Bielefeld, 33501, Germany
  • b Universität Bielefeld, Fakultät für Gesundheitswissenschaften, AG 3 - Epidemiologie and International Public Health, Postfach 10 01 31, Bielefeld, 33501, Germany
  • c Universität Bielefeld, Fakultät für Gesundheitswissenschaften, AG 3 - Epidemiologie and International Public Health, Postfach 10 01 31, Bielefeld, 33501, Germany

Abstract

Smoking patterns differ between immigrants' country of origin and their host country Germany. As a result of an acculturation process - initiated with the arrival in Germany - immigrants adapt towards the smoking patterns of men and women in Germany. Among immigrants from Turkey, the smoking prevalence increases in women and decreases in men. Therefore, anti-smoking interventions should aim at preventing smoking initiation in Germany among immigrant women, whereas programs addressing immigrant men should aim to further decrease smoking prevalence. ©2015 by De Gruyter.

Author Keywords

smoking immigrants Germany Acculturation

Index Keywords

Germany immigrant cultural factor Article human migration smoking
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84931087512&doi=10.1515%2fpubhef-2015-0031&partnerID=40&md5=15cdab5c1460294a5a28a0b5403edef6
DOI: 10.1515/pubhef-2015-0031
ISSN: 09445587
Original Language: German