| Literature DB >> 15671457 |
Gary G Bennett1, Kathleen Yaus Wolin, Elwood L Robinson, Sherrye Fowler, Christopher L Edwards.
Abstract
We examined the association between perceived racial/ethnic harassment and tobacco use in 2129 African American college students in North Carolina. Age-adjusted and multivariate analyses evaluated the effect of harassment on daily and less-than-daily tobacco use. Harassed participants were twice as likely to use tobacco daily (odds ratio = 2.01; 95% confidence interval=1.94, 2.08) compared with those with no reported harassment experiences. Experiences of racial/ethnic harassment may contribute to tobacco use behaviors among some African American young adults.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 15671457 PMCID: PMC1449159 DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2004.037812
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Public Health ISSN: 0090-0036 Impact factor: 9.308