American Journal of Health Promotion
Volume 9, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 254-256

Cigarette smoking among Vietnamese immigrants in California (Article)

Jenkins C.N.H. , McPhee S.J.* , Ha N.-T. , Van Nam T. , Chen A.
  • a General Internal Medicine Department, Institute of Health Policy Studies, University of California, 44 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94104, United States
  • b General Internal Medicine Department, Institute of Health Policy Studies, University of California, 44 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94104, United States
  • c General Internal Medicine Department, Institute of Health Policy Studies, University of California, 44 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94104, United States
  • d General Internal Medicine Department, Institute of Health Policy Studies, University of California, 44 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94104, United States
  • e General Internal Medicine Department, Institute of Health Policy Studies, University of California, 44 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94104, United States

Abstract

A total of 301 Vietnamese immigrants in San Francisco, Oakland, and Los Angeles, California, were interviewed by telephone about their smoking habits. Smoking prevalence was 39.1% among Vietnamese men and 2.3% among Vietnamese women. Among men, the mean number of cigarettes smoked was 12.8, and 54.8% reported wanting to quit.

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male human female Viet Nam immigrant Cigarette Smoking normal human Article United States smoking cessation adult
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DOI: 10.4278/0890-1171-9.4.254
ISSN: 08901171
Cited by: 29
Original Language: English