Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
2019

Acculturation and Exposure to Secondhand Smoke in the Home Among Vietnamese Immigrants in Metropolitan Atlanta (Article)

Vu M.* , Escoffery C. , Srivanjarean Y. , Do E. , Berg C.J.
  • a Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd NE, GCR 521, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States
  • b Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd NE, GCR 521, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
  • c Center for Pan Asian Community Services, Atlanta, GA, United States
  • d Center for Pan Asian Community Services, Atlanta, GA, United States
  • e Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd NE, GCR 521, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States

Abstract

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. © 2019, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.

Author Keywords

Vietnamese Immigrant health Secondhand smoke Cancer prevention tobacco

Index Keywords

male smoking ban female major clinical study immigrant cancer prevention Asian organization language cultural factor passive smoking Article multivariate logistic regression analysis human adult health education human experiment American
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85066778157&doi=10.1007%2fs10903-019-00906-5&partnerID=40&md5=b25775ecfa5c624b16ae9e457029b08d
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-019-00906-5
ISSN: 15571912
Original Language: English