Open AccessIntersectionality and Smoking Cessation: Exploring Various Approaches for Understanding Health Inequities
Author(s) -
Lindsey N. Potter,
Cho Y. Lam,
Paul M. Cinciripini,
David W. Wetter
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
nicotine and tobacco research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.338
H-Index - 113
eISSN - 1469-994X
pISSN - 1462-2203
DOI - 10.1093/ntr/ntaa052
Subject(s) - smoking cessation , socioeconomic status , intersectionality , ethnic group , health equity , medicine , demography , abstinence , tobacco control , environmental health , gerontology , public health , population , psychiatry , political science , sociology , gender studies , nursing , pathology , law
Many marginalized groups smoke at higher rates and have greater difficulty quitting than less marginalized groups. Most research on smoking cessation inequities has focused on a single sociodemographic attribute (eg, race or socioeconomic status), yet individuals possess multiple attributes that may increase risk. The current study used an intersectionality framework to examine how the interplay between multiple marginalized attributes may impact smoking cessation outcomes.