Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Volume 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 310-317

Comparison of personal characteristics, tobacco use, and health states in Chaldean, Arab American, and non-Middle Eastern white adults (Article)

Jamil H. , Templin T. , Fakhouri M. , Rice V.H.* , Khouri R. , Fakhouri H. , Al-Omran H. , Al-Fauori I. , Baker O.
  • a Arab American and Chaldean Council (ACC), 28551 Southfield Road, Lathrup Village, MI 48076, United States, Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Wayne State University, 5557 Cass Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202, United States
  • b College of Nursing, Wayne State University, 5557 Cass Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202, United States
  • c Arab American and Chaldean Council (ACC), 28551 Southfield Road, Lathrup Village, MI 48076, United States
  • d College of Nursing, Wayne State University, 5557 Cass Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202, United States
  • e Arab American and Chaldean Council (ACC), 28551 Southfield Road, Lathrup Village, MI 48076, United States
  • f Arab American and Chaldean Council (ACC), 28551 Southfield Road, Lathrup Village, MI 48076, United States
  • g Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan
  • h Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan
  • i Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI, United States

Abstract

This study compared and contrasted personal characteristics, tobacco use (cigarette and water pipe smoking), and health states in Chaldean, Arab American and non-Middle Eastern White adults attending an urban community service center. The average age was 39.4 (SD = 14.2). The three groups differed significantly (P < .006) on ethnicity, age, gender distribution, marital status, language spoken, education, employment, and annual income. Current cigarette smoking was highest for non-Middle Eastern White adults (35.4%) and current water pipe smoking was highest for Arab Americans (3.6%). Arab Americans were more likely to smoke both cigarettes and the narghile (4.3%). Health problems were highest among former smokers in all three ethnic groups. Being male, older, unmarried, and non-Middle Eastern White predicted current cigarette smoking; being Arab or Chaldean and having less formal education predicted current water pipe use. © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2008.

Author Keywords

immigrants Health Middle Eastern Chaldean Water pipe Narghile smoking Arab American

Index Keywords

education depression hypercholesterolemia Caucasian human diabetes mellitus controlled study Cigarette Smoking health status priority journal hypertension Arab language marriage income ethnic difference smoking male asthma female prediction heart disease Article adult gender age employment
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-67449136293&doi=10.1007%2fs10903-008-9125-7&partnerID=40&md5=8689ab022f2e518f10c3ed4022215599
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-008-9125-7
ISSN: 15571912
Cited by: 26
Original Language: English