Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Volume 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 187-197

Does church participation facilitate tobacco control? A report on korean immigrants (Article) (Open Access)

Hofstetter C.R.* , Ayers J.W. , Irvin V.L. , Kang Sim D.E. , Hughes S.C. , Reighard F. , Hovell M.F.
  • a Department of Political Science and the Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, 9245 Sky Park Court, Suite 230, San Diego, CA 92123, United States
  • b Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United States
  • c Center for Behavioral Epidemiology and Community Health, Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States, Joint Doctoral Program in Public Health, University of California, San Diego, CA, United States
  • d Center for Behavioral Epidemiology and Community Health, Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States
  • e Center for Behavioral Epidemiology and Community Health, Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States
  • f Center for Behavioral Epidemiology and Community Health, Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States
  • g Center for Behavioral Epidemiology and Community Health, Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

Background 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. Methods 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. Results 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. Discussion 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. © The Author(s) 2009. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com.

Author Keywords

Church Environmental tobacco smoke Cessation Korean smoking

Index Keywords

lifestyle Life Style Consumer Participation risk human Odds Ratio statistics Confidence Intervals Logistic Models ethnology religion consumer Confidence interval United States smoking cessation Humans smoking California male female risk factor Risk Factors Multivariate Analysis prevalence Tobacco Smoke Pollution passive smoking Article high risk behavior Risk-Taking adult statistical model Korea
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-77956397872&doi=10.1007%2fs10903-009-9228-9&partnerID=40&md5=bfbd46f682309e808b96aeef03dcd751
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-009-9228-9
ISSN: 15571912
Cited by: 19
Original Language: English